Five Themes of Geography Location Place (Characteristics) Human-Environmental Relationships Movement Regions

I. Location a. Absolute Location: Exact position on the globe i. Latitude and Longitude ii. Street Address b. Relative Location: Location in relation to other places (described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another) i. North of Provo ii. Along the Jordan River iii. 30 miles from Park City

Location What is the absolute location of Sunset Ridge? 6881 West 8200 South West Jordan, UT What is the relative location?

II. Place (Characteristics) a. Physical i. land features ii. Weather iii. Plants iv. animals b. Human: Things that have changed due to people i. Buildings and Landmarks ii. Roads iii. People iv. Culture v. Language vi. Religion vii. Cities

Place (Characteristics) What are physical characteristics of Utah? What are human characteristics of Utah?

III. Human-Environmental Relationships How have we changed the environment? How have we responded to changes in the environment? a. Humans adapt to the environment. b. Humans modify the environment. c. Humans depend on the environment.

IV. Movement a. People i. Migration ii. Travel iii. Immigration iv. Work b. Goods i. Exports ii. Imports c. Ideas i. Internet

How does geography impact movement? (positive and negative) Rivers and Oceans Mountains Deserts

Movement How are people transported in this city? How are goods transported in this city? How are ideas transported in this city? (e.g. communication)

V. Region a. Formal – area where a certain characteristic or characteristics are present i. Languages ii. Climate iii. Religion iv. Ethnicity/Race b. Functional – one central place and the surrounding places around it i. Metropolitan Area (DC, NYC, Denver, Salt Lake, St. George) ii. Shopping Region ( central mall/supermarket, Gateway, Jordan Landing) iii. Ports and the areas served by them

Region What are examples of formal regions? america/canada/_derived/index.htm_txt_canada-map.gif