1. The Five Themes of Geography

2. Definition: Where something can be found on the Earth
Location
Definition: Where something can be found on the Earth
Two types of location:
Absolute location
Relative location

3. Relative Location explains where something is in relation to another.
Absolute Location shows the exact point on the Earth’s surface where something is located.
Address
Latitude/Longitude
Relative Location explains where something is in relation to another.
Cardinal Directions
“Next to”, “near”, “bordering”

4. Definition: Describes what a location looks like
Place
Definition: Describes what a location looks like
Describes using:
Physical characteristics
Human characteristics

5. Physical Characteristics include anything that is nature made:
Trees, shrubs
Mountains, rocks
Human Characteristics include anything that is human made:
Buildings, roads, cars
Human culture, language, customs

6. Human Environment Interaction
Definition: How people interact with the environment
Humans interact three ways (MAD):
Modify
Adapt
Depend

7. Modify means that humans change the environment:
Build houses
Dams, cut trees
Adapt means humans change their life to live/survive in the environment:
Air-conditioning, heat
Sunglasses
Depend means humans rely on the environment:
Fishing, crops
Oxygen

8. Definition: How people, goods, and ideas move between places
Movement
Definition: How people, goods, and ideas move between places
Think about…
Spatial Interaction!

9. Movement of Goods:
Truck, ship
Plane, train
Movement of People:
Bus, car
Walking, bike
Movement of Ideas:
Internet,
Phone, letters

10. Region
Definition: An area that is defined by common characteristics (two or more places).
Two types of regions:
Physical Region
Political Region

11. Political Regions are defined by humans:
States, countries
Counties
Physical Regions are defined by nature:
Deserts, mountains
Lakes, rivers

12. The Five Themes of Geography
Remember:
“MR. HELP”
Movement - Region - H/E Interactions - Location - Place
OR...
“Lucky People Have More Reese’s”
Location - Place - H/E Interactions - Movement - Region