Geography 5 themes

1. Location 1. Location – How you get there a. Exact location – Latitude & Longitude, Address b. Relative location (in comparison to somewhere else)

Location What is the name of the 0 degree line of latitude? What is the name of the 0 degree line of longitude? What is the correct to identify relative location?

2. Place What it looks like once you get there a. Physical characteristics b. Cultural characteristics C. Man made characteristics

Place Identify a physical feature in Lake Oswego. Identify a physical feature in Oregon. Identify a physical feature in another part of the world.

3. How People Relate to the Environment

Human interaction with the environment Identify a way that humans interact with the environment. Compare how people interact with their environment in an urban area with how people interact with their environment in a suburban area. Determine how human interaction with the environment can improve the environment. How can it degrade it?

4. Movement of People, Goods, Ideas

Movement Identify an example of the movement of people. Identify an example of the movement of goods. Identify an example of the movement of ideas.

5. Regions: Physical, Cultural Similarities

Regions Identify our region. Identify physical features on the landscape that are unique to our regions. Identify another region in the United States. Identify physical features on the landscape that are unique to another region.

Demography – The study of the characteristics of human populations