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5 Themes Of Geography

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

By: Jonny, Charles, Emmie

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