1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. Geography
The study of where people, places and things are located and how they relate to each other

3. Location Where something is located Relative Absolute
Northeast of Philadelphia is ….
Absolute
Latitude- degrees north or south of the equator
Longitude- degrees west or east of the Prime Meridian
Pittsburgh is 39.57°N 75.10°W

4. Place Descriptors of an area Human Physical Language Religion
Landforms
Climate
Soil

5. Interaction between Humans and the Environment
Impact to the environment
Positive adaptations
Negative changes to the environment

6. Movement People, goods, ideas and information across an area
Migration- movement of people
Trade- movement of goods (imports/exports)
Interdependence- the dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other countries

7. Region Unifying characteristics of an area Physical Cultural Political
Religious
Ex: The Middle East
Physically located in the region of Asia
Cultural connected by the religion of Islam