The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for Studying the World

Two Types of Location Absolute Relative Theme 1: Location 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

Relative Location NJ is 40 N. 74 W. Absolute Location New Jersey The latitude of Old Bridge is 40.414N. The longitude is 74.365W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 79 feet. The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 60,456. Relative Location NJ is 40 N. 74 W.

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

Victoria Falls in Africa Relative Location...The Falls Absolute Location...The Devil's Pool

New Jersey NJ is bordered by New York on the north, Pennsylvania on the West, and Delaware to the South, if you were to cross the Delaware Bay via The Cape May Ferry The Atlantic Ocean forms NJ’s East coast.

Theme 2 Part I: Place Physical Characteristics Land Features Mountains, plains, and plateaus Climate Bodies of Water

NJ

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

Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction How 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

Modifying to the environment can be both Good and Bad Ice Hotel Fracking...water

Theme 4: Movement The Mobility of People Goods Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world

New Jersey: Movement

Theme 5: Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions Landform Regions Agricultural Regions Cultural Regions