The Five Themes of Geography

MR. HELP

M—Movement R—Region H/E—Human Environment Interaction L—Location P—Place

MOVEMENT It helps explain how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

REGION Geographic area displaying some type of unity. –Landforms- Government –Language- Religion –Industry- Vegetation –Climate

Types of Regions

1. Formal Regions Defined by governmental or administrative boundaries. United States, Houston, The Rockies

2. Functional Regions Regions defined by a function Airline, Newspaper, Public Transport

3. Perceptual Regions Regions loosely defined by people’s perceptions. The Middle East, The South

Human Environment Interaction Describes how people adapt to and change their environment.

LOCATION Where is it in the World? ABSOLUTE latitude and longitude. an address RELATIVE Where is it in terms of other locations?

The Marshall Islands are 10' North latitude and 165' East longitude.

Chad is located south of Libya, west of Sudan, East of Niger and North of the Central African Republic

Latitude and Longitude Challenge

30N, 95W

Houston, Texas

32S, 116E

Perth, Australia

30N, 31E

Cairo, Egypt

41N, 29E

Istanbul, Turkey

PLACE Physical – landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, animals, plant life Human – Architecture, Religion, Language, Government, Clothing, Food

San Francisco