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

Location Where is it located? Absolute Location – the exact location Absolute Location – the exact location –Your address 40 Romer Avenue, Pleasantville, NY Romer Avenue, Pleasantville, NY –Longitude and Latitude (the Earth’s address) New York City is located at 42 ˚ N latitude 75 ˚ W longitude New York City is located at 42 ˚ N latitude 75 ˚ W longitude

Location Relative – Relative – –Where are you located in relation to something else? –Manhattan is: West of Long Island West of Long Island South of The Bronx South of The Bronx East of New Jersey East of New Jersey -Alphanumeric Grid – D3 Where are you?? Where are you coming from, buddy?

Place - What is it like there? Physical – What does it look like? Physical – What does it look like? City or Country?

Place – What is it like there? Human – What are the people like? Human – What are the people like?

Human-Environment Interaction How do we relate to our environment… How do we relate to our environment… Adapt – we change to meet the needs of the land. Adapt – we change to meet the needs of the land. Depend – We use the land. Depend – We use the land. Modify – we change the land. Modify – we change the land.

Human-Environment Interaction Is it positive or negative? Is it positive or negative? Positive Negative Positive Negative

Movement How do ideas, goods and people move from place to place? How do ideas, goods and people move from place to place?

Regions How do geographers categorize a place? How do geographers categorize a place?