1. The Five Themes of Geography
PBDA
World History
6th Grade

2. Location

3. Theme 1: Location Two Types of Location Where is It? Absolute
Relative
Where is It?
Why is It There?

4. Absolute Location A specific place on the Earth’s surface
Uses a grid system
Latitude and longitude
A global address

5. Florida Absolute Location West Palm Beach 26° N Latitude
80° W Longitude

6. Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place
Uses directional words to describe
Cardinal and intermediate directions

7. Florida Florida is bordered by Georgia and Alabama on the north.
The Atlantic Ocean forms Florida’s east coast and the Gulf of Mexico forms Florida’s west coast.
Florida is one of the Southeastern States

8. Place
The New Yorker

9. Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics
Land Features
Mountains, plains, and plateaus
Climate
Bodies of Water

10. Florida: Physical Characteristics

11. Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics
People
Culture
Language
Religion
Buildings and Landmarks
Cities

12. Florida: Human Characteristics

13. Human Environment
Interactions

14. Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction
How People Interact With Their Environment
People . . .
Adapt to Their Environment
Modify Their Environment
Depend on Their Environment

15. Florida: Human Environment Interaction

16. Movement

17. Theme 4: Movement The Mobility of People Goods Ideas
How Places are linked to one another and the world

18. Florida: Movement

19. Regions

20. Theme 5: Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions
Landform Regions
Agricultural Regions
Cultural Regions

21. Florida: Regions