Five Themes of Geography By: Seth Roller Period 1, Mr. Jankowski Class: Geography February 10, 2011

Location Theme Definition- Location describes where something is. Absolute location describes a places exact position on the Earth’s surface. Relative location expresses where a place is in relation to another place. Essential Element- 1 The World in Spatial Terms Geography Standards- 1 How to use maps and other tools 2How to use mental maps to organize information 3 How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments Explanation- The White House represents location because it has a specific address and is located in a zip code area. It also has a relative location such as NW Washington D.C.. Secondary Themes- I think place has a connection to location because it will describe the features that make that location different. The White House address is 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Place Theme Definition- Place describes the physical and human characteristics that make a location unique. Essential Element- 11 Places and Regions Geography Standards- 4 The physical and human characteristics of places 5 How people create region to interpret Earth’s complexity 6 How culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions Explanation- Mount Fuji is making this city a unique place. It gains the beauty of the mountain. The city below makes it unique by the language and customs it performs. Secondary Themes- I think place ties on with region because the characteristics that place describes, region will then share a other place to have the same common characteristics. Mount Fuji standing in front of the city below. Mount Fuji Physical and the city is a human characteristics.

Regions Theme Definition- Regions are areas that share common characteristics. Essential Element- 11 Places and Regions Geography Standards- 4 The physical and human characteristics of places 5 How people create region to interpret Earth’s complexity 6 How culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions Explanation- The temple shares the religion, customs, language, and food of all Buddhist. They also share the characteristicsof how their temples look. Secondary Themes- Place has a great connection with regions because place will describe all of the characteristics that the region has. The Buddhist temple shown here is one religion that connects with all over the world.

Movement Theme Definition- Movement explains how and why people and things move and are connected. Essential Element- 1V Human Systems Geography Standards- 9 The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations 10 The complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics 11 The patterns and networks of economic interdependence 12 The patterns of human settlement 13 How human actions modify the physical environment Explanation- Movement in this photo is showing how some ways goods can be transported or moved. The cargo plane shown will carry goods to far away distances such as, across a country or a continent. Secondary Themes- I think location is related to movement because when humans want to move its always about location. A good on the other hand may be suited to that location, and if it went to another location it would be out of place. This cargo plane is carrying goods from one place to another.

Human- Environment Interaction Theme Definition- Human – Environment Interaction describes the relationship between people and their environment. Essential Element- V Environment and Society Geography Standard- 14 How humans actions modify the physical environment 15 How physical systems affect human systems 16 The meaning, use, and distribution of resources Explanation- In this picture a man is hunting the deer. The deer is part of his environment and he is taking the deer’s skin, antlers, and meat back home to eat, use for decoration, and to sell the skin for money. Secondary Themes- I think that regions has a big part in Human- Environment Interaction. Regions share common characteristics and when humans interact with the environment another person around the world could be doing the same exact interaction with the environment. In the picture above a man has just hunted a deer.