5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

LOCATION

• Absolute- coordinates : 97 N, 34 E
• Relative- Using cardinal directions: North America is north of South America
• Longitude and latitude- Prime Meridian, Equator

PLACE

• Physical characteristics- made by the earth
• Human characteristics- made by people
• For example: The trees, animals, and the climate of a place

MOVEMENT

• How goods, people, and ideas move
• Bananas being shipped to New York is an example of goods being moved

HUMAN/ENVIORMENT INTERACTION

• Depend, modify, adapt
• Depend- how we depend on the environment.
• Modify- how we modify the environment
• Adapt- how we adapt to the environment

REGION

• Another way geographers study human populations
• How to characterize a place or location
• For example: Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona are a region