1. Theme 1: Location Two Types of Location Absolute Relative Where is It?
Why is It There?

2. Absolute Location A specific place on the Earth’s surface
Uses a grid system
Latitude and longitude
A global address

3. Kentucky Absolute Location Kentucky Florence, Kentucky
37°21.5'N Latitude
85°30.4'W Longitude
Florence, Kentucky
38.998N Latitude
84.626W Longitude

4. Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place
Uses directional words to describe
Cardinal and intermediate directions

5. Kentucky
Kentucky is bordered by Ohio and Indiana on the north, Tennessee on the south, Missouri on the west, and Virginia on the east.
Kentucky is one of the Southeastern States

6. Theme 2: Place What is it like there? Physical Characteristics
Land Features
Mountains, plains, and plateaus
Climate
Bodies of Water

7. Kentucky: Physical Characteristics
Appalachian Mountains

8. Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics
People
Culture
Language
Religion
Buildings and Landmarks
Cities

9. Kentucky/Ohio: Human Characteristics

10. Theme 3: Movement The Mobility of People Goods Ideas
How Places are linked to one another and the world

11. Theme 4: Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions
Landform Regions
Agricultural Regions
Cultural Regions

12. Theme 5: Human Environment Interaction
How Do People Interact With Their Environment?
People . . .
Adapt to Their Environment
Modify Their Environment
Depend on Their Environment

13. Kentucky: Human Environment Interaction