Transcript 5 Themes of Geography

MOVEMENT
LOCATION
Definition:
*Where a place is*
Absolute Location
exact location using
latitude and longitude
Relative Location
location of a
place in relation to
another place
Example:
Melbourne Australia,
38° S, 145 °E
Wrentham is south
of Boston
PLACE
Definition:
*What a place is like*
Physical Features
climate, landforms,
bodies of water,
plants, animals
Human Characteristics
features that
humans have created
Examples:
Volcanoes, Grand Canyon,
glaciers, rivers
Eiffel Tower,
Statue of Liberty
Physical Feature or
Human
Characteristic?
Physical Feature or
Human
Characteristic?
Physical Feature or
Human
Characteristic?
REGION
Definition:
Geographers group places
into regions
A region is a group of
places that have
physical characteristics
or human characteristics
in common
Examples:
Spanish speaking
language region
South Asia
Corn Belt in the
United States
MOVEMENT
Definition:
People, goods, and ideas
move from one
Place to another
Examples:
People  population
Goods  clothing, mail
Ideas  religion, language
HUMANENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
Definition:
Humans are shaped by
environment and
environment is shaped
by humans
Examples:
Pollution
Fishing
Farming
Recycling