Theme 1: Location Two Types of Location Absolute Relative Where is It? Why is It There?

Absolute Location A specific place on the Earth’s surface Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude A global address

Kentucky Absolute Location Kentucky Florence, Kentucky 37°21.5'N Latitude 85°30.4'W Longitude Florence, Kentucky 38.998N Latitude 84.626W Longitude

Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place Uses directional words to describe Cardinal and intermediate directions

Kentucky Kentucky is bordered by Ohio and Indiana on the north, Tennessee on the south, Missouri on the west, and Virginia on the east. Kentucky is one of the Southeastern States

Theme 2: Place What is it like there? Physical Characteristics Land Features Mountains, plains, and plateaus Climate Bodies of Water

Kentucky: Physical Characteristics Appalachian Mountains

Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics People Culture Language Religion Buildings and Landmarks Cities

Kentucky/Ohio: Human Characteristics

Theme 3: Movement The Mobility of People Goods Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world

Theme 4: Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions Landform Regions Agricultural Regions Cultural Regions

Theme 5: Human Environment Interaction How Do People Interact With Their Environment? People . . . Adapt to Their Environment Modify Their Environment Depend on Their Environment http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/corbis/DGT119/BAG0017.jpg

Kentucky: Human Environment Interaction http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091002/images/mallc.jpg http://www.ee.duke.edu/~sag8/Duke/02-03/PiKA/Fall%20Break/Fall_Break_02.htm