The 5 Themes of Geography Location Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Regions

Location Absolute: Relative: Latitude and Longitude GPS system Exact location on the globe: Hemispheres, Prime Meridian, Equator, North and South Poles Relative: Is the location close to other places? *Florida is south of Massachusetts *Cape Cod is on the East Coast

Place Every place has features that make it unique from all other places. Physical Characteristics Landforms- mountains, plateaus, plains, mesa Vegetation- rain forest, desert plants, redwoods Climate- average and extreme weather Human Characteristics How many people live, work or visit a place. What are the languages, customs, and beliefs. Government, economy

Human Environment Interaction How do people interact with their environment (building a dam, cutting down trees, home construction) How does the environment affect people (hurricanes, volcanoes, levees, drought, deer population)

Region The area of land with one or more common characteristics. Regions can have the same language, religion, historical background, landforms, and many other criteria.

Movement Movement of people, products, information and earth Plate tectonics and earthquakes are movement People moving from one place to another to live. Movement of information-technology.

How has Hurricane Katrina affected the 5 Themes? What was the LOCATION of this event? What made this area unique? PLACE What was the common characteristic of the REGION and what impact did the REGION have on the surrounding area? What evidence was there of HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION? •How was MOVEMENT involved during and after? (People, communication, land)