Geography The 5 Themes

Location  “Where is it?” – Every place has an Absolute Location and a Relative Location.  Absolute Location – an exact location using longitude and latitude lines.  Relative Location – tells where a place is, compared to other places.

Place  “What is it like?” – Describes the features and characteristics of an area.  Example: a hot, dry sandy covered area describes a desert

Human/Environmental Interaction  “How does the surroundings affect the way people live”  Example: many years ago, people living on or near the coast were often fishermen

Movement  “How do people in one area relate to people in other areas?”  People, ideas, goods, and information move from place to place.

Region  “What common characteristics does a certain area share?”  Examples of regions can include: cultural, physical features, language, and religion.

Remembering the 5 themes  If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!!! M – Movement R – Regions HE – Human Environment interaction L – Location P - Place

5 Themes Exercise  Determine which theme is described in the following statements – Location (Absolute or Relative)/ Place / Region / Movement / Human – Environment Interaction.

#1  The Outer Banks are the eastern most region of North Carolina.

#2  By the Mid-1800’s, the majority of Latin American countries were following the United States’ model of government and creating democracies.

#3  Due to new construction of homes and businesses in Brazil, over 1,900 acres of the Amazon Rain Forest are being destroyed per day.

#4  The United States is diligently working on new plans to drill for oil in the Northern Alaska area.

#5  The CIA satellite located the terrorist at 25 deg minutes N latitude and 77 deg minutes E longitude.

#6  North Carolina is one of the few states in the Union that has both mountains and beaches for tourists.

#7  The most humid areas of the United States lies in the Southeastern Sunbelt.

#8  The island was located along the 0 deg. Latitude line.

#9  The world – wide internet has replaced the telephone as the number one communication tool.

#10  The United States has the most Catholics and Christians per capita than any other place in the world.

#1  The Outer Banks are the eastern most region of North Carolina.  Relative Location

#2  By the Mid-1800’s, the majority of Latin American countries were following the United States’ model of government and creating democracies.  Movement

#3  Due to new construction of homes and businesses in Brazil, over 1,900 acres of the Amazon Rain Forest are being destroyed per day.  Negative Human – Environment Interaction

#4  The United States is diligently working on new plans to drill for oil in the Northern Alaska area.  Negative Human – Environment Interaction

#5  The CIA satellite located the terrorist at 25 deg. N 28 minutes N latitude and 77 deg. 13 minutes E longitude.  Absolute Location

#6  North Carolina is one of the few states in the Union that has both mountains and beaches for tourists.  Place

#7  The most humid areas of the United States lies in the Southeastern Sunbelt.  Region

#8  The island was located along the 0 deg. Latitude line.  Relative Location

#9  The world – wide internet has replaced the telephone as the number one communication tool.  Movement

#10  The United States has the most Catholics and Christians per capita than any other place in the world.  Region