1. 5 Themes of Geography World Geography August 21, 2007

2. Theme #1: Location, location, location!! Absolute Location: Precise position on globe Latitude (Ladder) –Equator: 0 –Poles: 90 -Tropic of Cancer: 23 ½ N –Tropic of Capricorn: 23 ½ S

3. Longitude Long Ladder Runs in N/S parallels around the globe Prime Meridian in Greenwich, England Up to 180 degrees in each direction

4. Theme #2: Place!! What’s it like there? –Stuff like: soil, animals, land, weather

5. Theme #3: Human/Environment Interaction Relationship between people and env. Warm, sunny places- why might people live there?

6. Human/Environment Interaction Continued Cold places: why live there? Any other examples?

7. Theme #4: Movement Why do people migrate? –Better land –Freedom –More money

8. Theme #5: Region Refers to general location Midwest, Central Illinois Middle East, Southwest