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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

This article explores the five themes of geography (Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions) and how they help geographers study the Earth. It covers the definition of geography, the concept of location (absolute and relative), the characteristics of place, human-environment interaction, movement of people, ideas, and goods, and the identification of regions based on common characteristics.

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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

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  1. 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Geographers use the Five Themes of Geography to help them study the Earth.

  2. What is Geography???? • Geography is the study of the Earth and its people; people who study geography are geographers.

  3. Location • Absolute locationis the exact spot on Earth where a geographic feature, such as a city or mountain, is found. • Relative locationdescribes where that feature is in relation to the features around it.

  4. Placedescribes the characteristics of a location that make it unique, or different. • A place can be defined by physical features, such as landforms, plants, animals, and weather patterns. • Other characteristics of a place, such as the language spoken there, describe the people.

  5. Human-environment interaction • Human-environment interaction describes how people affect or change their environment, or natural surroundings, to meet their needs, and how their environment affects them through conditions they cannot control.

  6. Movement • Movementexplains how and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place.

  7. Regions • Regionsrefers to areas of the Earth’s surface that have several common characteristics, such as land, natural resources, or population.

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