This document outlines the five themes of geography and provides examples for each theme specific to North Carolina: 1) Location examines absolute and relative location. It gives the latitude and longitude of North Carolina and Chapel Hill. It also describes North Carolina's borders and coastal location. 2) Place discusses North Carolina's physical characteristics like landforms and climate, as well as human characteristics such as culture, cities, and landmarks. 3) Human-environment interaction explores how people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment, citing examples like dams and urban development in North Carolina. 4) Movement covers the mobility of people, goods, and ideas, and how places are linked, using ports and highways as examples.

1. The Five Themes of GeographyA Framework for Studying the World North Carolina Geographic Alliance PowerPoint Presentations 2007

3. RelativeWhere 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. North Carolina Absolute Location North Carolina 36° N Latitude 79° W longitude Chapel Hill 35° 55' N Latitude 79° 05' W Longitude

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

7. North Carolina North Carolina is bordered by Virginia on the north, South Carolina and Georgia on the south, and Tennessee on the west. The Atlantic Ocean forms North Carolina's east coast. North Carolina is one of the Southeastern States

8. Theme 2: PlacePhysical Characteristics Land Features Mountains, plains, and plateaus Climate Bodies of Water

9. North Carolina: Physical Characteristics Photos above: Steve Pierce http://www.wetmaap.org/Cape_Hatteras/ch_tm_2.html

10. Theme 2: PlaceHuman Characteristics People Culture Language Religion Buildings and Landmarks Cities

11. North Carolina: Human Characteristics http://www.rivinus.com/camerastuff/charlotte_nc.htm National Geographic Magazine Top right:http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unc/nonsport/school-bio/unc-oldwell2-lg.jpg

12. Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction How People Interact With Their Environment People . . . Adapt to Their Environment Modify Their Environment Depend on Their Environment http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/corbis/DGT119/BAG0017.jpg

13. North Carolina: Human Environment Interaction http://aam.wcu.edu/grant/images/Fontana%20Dam%20Shirley.jpg http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091002/images/mallc.jpg http://www.ee.duke.edu/~sag8/Duke/02-03/PiKA/Fall%20Break/Fall_Break_02.htm

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

15. North Carolina: Movement http://www.marad.dot.gov/Gallery/MoreheadCity/pages/Ming%20Europe.htm http://www.evertize.com/land/images/I-40-64%20interchange.JPG

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

17. North Carolina: Regions Steve Pierce http://home.neo.rr.com/rodsphotogallery/NaturalWonders/SeaSand/Images/JockeysRidge.jpg http://www.ncbbi.org/images/piedmont-images/piedmont-nc-heartland-golf.jpg http://www.homestead.com/pncfa/files/piedmontmap.jpg http://www.shorebirdworld.org/fromthefield/Images/Hatteras%20Light.JPG