Five Themes of Geography By Willie McCovey

Theme 1 Location “Where are we?” Absolute latitude and longitude Relative landmarks, distances from one to another

Theme 2 Place What kind of place is it? Human and physical characteristics

Theme 3 Human/Environmental Interactions How do humans and the environment affect each other? Humans adapt to environment Humans modify environment Humans depend on environment

Theme 4 Movement Movement of people, goods and ideas How and why do these things move?

Theme 5 Regions A region is an area that shares common landforms, government or language

Fun Facts The largest landlocked country in the world not in Asia? Bolivia Chad Congo (formerly Zaire) Iran What is the largest country (by area) in the world that borders on only one other country? Which of the following three-letter combinations begins the name of the most countries? Cam Mal Bur Bel

Fun Facts What is the longest river whose drainage basin is located entirely in one country (in other words, the longest river only located in one country)? Amazon Yangtze Mississippi Yenisey What is the longest river in the United States? Yukon Missouri Ohio Mississippi

Comprehension Questions What themes do these pictures represent?