Five Themes of Geography

Mr. Thomas

Location

• The theme of Location describes where something is located within the world.

• It can be described in one of two ways.

• Absolute and Relative location.

Location

• Absolute Location describes the exact point something is located on the map, the earth, or in the world.

• Relative Location describes where something is located in relation to something else (another point of reference).

Absolute Location

Relative Location

Place

• Place refers to the c________________ that make an area ____________ or one of a kind.

• Every place is defined by its ____________ and what makes it unique.

• Place can always be described as having two characteristics, either ________ or _________.

Place

• Human characteristics refer to human or ____________ features. These features will always be made by humans.

• Physical characteristics refer to ___________ features that were already here on the earth’s surface. Not made by humans.

Human

Physical

Human Environmental Interaction

• This theme refers to the way that humans _______ with, ____________, and ________ their environment.

• This can always be described in one of two ways.

• Either a ___________ impact or a ________ impact.

Human Environmental Interaction

• Unfortunately, humans most often have a more _____________ impact on the environment.

• Often a positive impact in a _____________of a negative impact that happened.

Positive

Negative

Movement

• Movement refers to how ______, ____________, and _____________ are moved from one location to the next.

• Movement can exist in many forms, and takes place _____________ all over the world in a variety of ways.

Movement

Movement

Regions

• Regions are defined as large areas that share _________________ characteristics.

• Often these areas are much ___________ than a place.

• There are many examples found throughout the world.

Regions

Regions