2. Why is Texas an important state? Do you think other states are more important?

3. Five Themes Of Geography Five Themes Of Geography LOCATION LOCATION PLACE PLACE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION MOVEMENT MOVEMENT REGIONS REGIONS

4. These themes help explain why a place is like it is and why it is different from other places Location Movement Place Region Human Environment Location Movement Place Region Human Environment Location Movement Place Region Human Environment Location Movement Place Region Human Environment Location Movement Place Region Human Environment Location Movement Place Region Human Environment

5. LOCATION Where is it ? LOCATION Where is it ? ABSOLUTE LOCATION ABSOLUTE LOCATION RELATIVE LOCATION RELATIVE LOCATION

6. PLACE Physical and Human Characteristics PHYSICAL PHYSICAL climate climate lakes lakes mountains mountains forest forest HUMAN HUMAN buildings buildings jobs jobs government government population population

7. HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How people use, adapt to, or change their surroundings How people use, adapt to, or change their surroundings

8. MOVEMENT MOVEMENT TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION

9. REGIONS REGIONS PHYSICALLYCULTURALLY ECONOMICALLYPOLITICALLY

10. VOCABULARY VOCABULARY RELATIVE LOCATION RELATIVE LOCATION ABSOLUTE LOCATION ABSOLUTE LOCATION REGION REGION TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT CULTURE CULTURE

12. SPAINFRANCE MEXICO REPUBLIC U.S.A CONFEDERATE