1. Unit 3 The Five Themes of Geography
Visual Vocabulary

2. Geography
The study of the Earth and everything in or on it.

3. Location
Where a place is. There are two types of Location: Absolute Location and Relative Location

4. Absolute Location
Exact place on the Earth using Latitude and Longitude (x,y) or street address.

5. Relative location
Explains where a place is by its relation to another place by distance, direction, or a landmark.

6. Place
Describes what it’s like there using Physical and Man Made Features

7. Physical Features
Natural landmarks. Ex. mountains, rivers, beaches, and animal and plant life of a place.

8. Human Features
Used to describe a place by the man made features (bridges, roads, buildings,etc)

9. Human-Environment Interaction
How humans adapt, depend, and modify to their environment.

10. Movement
The mobility of people and their ideas, language, goods (culture)

11. Region
An area on the earth's surface that has common characteristics. (Religion, Sports Teams, Language)