1. Location Place Region Human Environment Interaction Movement
5 Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Region
Human Environment Interaction
Movement

2. Location: “where is it?”
Absolute Location: the exact location of a place on the earth.
Hemisphere: earth divided into equal halves (top to bottom and left to right)
Equator: divides top to bottom (north/south)
Prime Meridian: divides left to right (east/west)
Latitude Lines: run east-west (E/W) used to locate places north-south (N/S) on the globe Equator = 0 degrees
Longitude Lines: run north-south (N/S) to locate places east-west (E/W) on the globe Prime meridian = 0 degrees
Relative Location: where something is in relation to its surrounding environment.

3. Place: “what is it like?”
What is a place like:
Physical characteristics: landforms, climate, vegetation
Cultural characteristics: religion, traditions, music clothing, etc…

4. REGIONS How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
Formal Regions
Regions defined by governmental boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
Regions defined by similar characteristics
Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area, cell phone coverage area).

5. Human-Environment Interaction: “how do people relate to the physical world?”
How do people use/abuse their environment?
Examples: pollution, farming, water diversion, deforestation (cutting down trees)

6. MOVEMENT How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
Human Movement
Trucks, Trains, Planes
Information Movement
Phones, computer ( ), mail
Idea Movement
How do fads move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines