Five Themes of Geography

LocationPlace (Characteristics)Human-Environmental RelationshipsMovementRegions

I. Location

a. Absolute Location: Exact position on the globei. Latitude and Longitude ii. Street Address

b. Relative Location: Location in relation to other places (described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another)

i. North of Provoii. Along the Jordan Riveriii. 30 miles from Park City

Location

What is the absolute location of Sunset Ridge?

6881 West 8200 South

West Jordan, UT 84081

What is the relative location?

www.jordandistrict.org

II. Place (Characteristics)a. Physical i. land features ii. Weather iii. Plants iv. animals

b. Human: Things that have changed due to peoplei. Buildings and Landmarks

ii. Roads

iii. People

iv. Culture

v. Language

vi. Religion

vii. Cities

Place (Characteristics)

What are physical characteristics of Utah?

What are human characteristics of Utah?

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III. Human-Environmental Relationships

How have we changed the environment?

How have we responded to changes in the environment?

a. Humans adapt to the environment.

b. Humans modify the environment.

c. Humans depend on the environment.

IV. Movement

a. Peoplei. Migrationii. Traveliii. Immigrationiv. Work

b. Goodsi. Exportsii. Imports

c. Ideasi. Internet

How does geography impact movement? (positive and negative)Rivers and OceansMountainsDeserts

Movement

How are people transported in this city?

How are goods transported in this city?

How are ideas transported in this city? (e.g. communication)

V. Region

a. Formal – area where a certain characteristic or characteristics are present

i. Languagesii. Climateiii. Religioniv. Ethnicity/Race

b. Functional – one central place and the surrounding places around iti. Metropolitan Area (DC, NYC, Denver, Salt Lake, St. George)ii. Shopping Region (central mall/supermarket, Gateway, Jordan Landing) iii. Ports and the areas served by them

Region

What are examples of formal regions?

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