5 Themes of Geography

Geography is the study of the earth and the people on it

1. location

“Where am I?"
"My location is at school."

2. Place

Place describes the human and physical characteristics of a location.

3. Region

Geographers break the world into regions. Example: Isan is a region of Thailand

4. Movement

The moving of people, ideas and things to another place

5. Human-environment

Human-environment is the way humans interact with the environment

Example: Cutting down a tree or digging for oil

Review

• Location
• Place
• Region
• Movement
• Human-Environment

Practice Questions

• WHAT IS THE LOCATION OF ANGKOR WAT? 
• WHAT REGION IS HAT-YAI?
• BUILDING A DAM IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT?