1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. Location Tells us where a place is on the Earth’s surface Relative Location – location in relation to something else through travel, technology, or geography – RMS is next to RHS – Minnesota is across the Mississippi from Wisconsin Absolute Location – the EXACT location – 40.6892° N, 74.0444° W (latitude, longitude) 40.6892° N, 74.0444° W – 3135 143rd St W, Rosemount, MN 55068

3. Latitude: Lines that run East and West, read as North/South Longitude: Lines that run North and South, read as East/West

4. Place Multiple characteristics of a location that make it different or unique from other similar places – Answers the question: “What is this place like?” *Physical Characteristics – Geography, Plants/Animals, Weather Human Characteristics – Language, Religion, Culture – Government, Population

5. Practice - Place Think about Minnesota… – What are the first 3 things your think of about Minnesota in terms of Physical/Human characteristics?

6. Human Environment Interaction (HEI) How people use their environment to meet their needs and the impact of our use How the environment impacts the way people live

7. Movement How and why people, ideas, and goods move Transportation Immigration Trade Communication

8. Region Areas unified by common characteristics – Human or Physical – Can be unified by boundaries