2. Five Themes of Geography
Location
Place (Characteristics)
Human-Environmental Relationships
Movement
Regions

3. Location Absolute Location: Exact position on the globe
Latitude and Longitude
Street Address
Relative Location: Location in relation to other places (described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another)
North of Atlanta
Along the Potomac River
40 miles from LA

4. Location What is the absolute location of Sunset Ridge?
6881 West 8200 South
West Jordan, UT 84081
What is the relative location?

5. Place (Characteristics)
Physical
land features - weather
- plants - animals
Human: Things that have changed due to people
- Buildings and Landmarks - Man-made landmarks
- Roads - People
- Culture - Language
- Religion - Buildings and Landmarks
- Cities

6. Place (Characteristics)
What are physical characteristics of Utah?
What are human characteristics of Utah?

7. Human-Environmental Relationships
Humans adapt to the environment.
 Humans modify the environment.
 Humans depend on the environment.
How have we changed the environment?
How have we responded to changes in the environment?

8. Movement People, goods and ideas move between locations
Migration - Travel
Immigration - Work
Goods
Exports/Imports
Ideas
Internet
How does geography impact movement? (positive and negative)
Rivers and Oceans
Mountains
Deserts

9. Movement How are people transported in this city?
How are goods transported in this city?
How are ideas transported in this city? (e.g. communication)

10. Region
Formal – area where a certain characteristic or characteristics are present
- Languages - Climate
- Religion - Ethnicity/Race
Functional – one central place and the surrounding places around it
- Metropolitan Area (DC, NYC, Denver)
Shopping Region (central mall/supermarket)
Ports and the areas served by them

11. Region What are examples of formal regions?