Transcript 5 Themes of Geography

5 Themes of Geography
WHERE
AM
I
?
1. Location
Location: where something is
There are two types
of location:
Absolute Location
A. Absolute location – the EXACT spot
where a place can be found.
Examples:
1901 Creekside Dr.
38 degrees south, 145 degrees west.
Relative Location
B. Relative location: the location of
one spot compared to another.
Examples:
Crownover MS is close to Hawk
Elementary.
Texas is south of Oklahoma.
2. Place
What a location is like.
Natural: Its climate, landforms, plant
and animal life.
Human: cities and towns,
governments, cultural traditions.
Place
Example:
Denton, Texas has a temperate
climate, with grasslands and wildlife.
It has a human population of about
120,000.
3. Region
Places are grouped into regions. A
region has places that all have
something in common.
Example:
Countries that speak French
Rocky Mountains
French speaking regions
4. Movement
People, goods, and ideas can move
from one place to another.
How does Movement Affect Me?
Look at a tag in your neighbor’s shirt.
Where are all these products made?
Where are they sold?
Movement
Migrate –
to move from one area to settle
in another
Migration
5. Human-Environment
Interaction
Humans depend on, adapt to, and
change the world around them.
It can be helpful or harmful.
Human-Environment Interaction
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