1. Five Themes of Geography

2. What is geography? The study of the Earth Oceans Plant life Landforms
People
Where things are
And more…

3. Help Mr.? H- Human and Environment Interaction E- L- Location P- Place
M- Movement
R- Region

4. Human and Environment Interaction
How people change their surroundings to meet needs (clearing land to build)
How people adapt to their environment (heating houses)

5. Location Two ways to talk about location
Absolute Location- describes place’s exact position on the Earth
Relative Location- describes where a place is in relation to other places around it

6. Absolute Location
Longitude and Latitude Address

7. Relative Location
Describes location with words like: north, south, east, west, across from, near, close to, etc.

8. Place
A location’s physical and human features (what the place is like)
Physical features- climate, mountains, wet, dry, soil, etc.

9. Place
Human features- how many people, what they do, traditions, culture, customs

10. Movement
Movement of people, goods, communication, ideas around the world

11. Regions
Area that shares common characteristics- climate, land, population, history, people, etc.

13. Human- Environment

14. Assignment Define each theme of geography Illustrate each theme
Include the title: “Five Themes of Geography”
All illustrations should be in color
All definitions should be complete and accurate
Use credible resources: Textbook, class website

15. Five Themes of GeographyL P M R