The document outlines the five main themes of geography: place, movement, human-environmental interaction, region, and location. Place studies the characteristics of people and land in an area. Movement examines how and why goods, ideas, and people move around the world. Human-environmental interaction explores how humans impact and adapt to the environment. Region analyzes what ties an area together through formal, functional, or vernacular boundaries. Location identifies places through absolute coordinates or landmarks.

1. The Five Themes of Geography

2. Geography is the study of the earth and its inhabitants. The earth is complex, so we beakdown its study into 5 areas

3. Place Movement Human-Environmental Interaction Region Location

4. Place “ What is it like there?” – studies what the people and surroundings are like in an area Human Characteristics -The traits of the people Physical Characteristics - The traits of the land

14. Movement “ How and why do we moves things around the world?” Goods Ideas People

23. Human-Environmental Interaction “ How do humans impact the environment and how does the environment influence humans?” Human modify and adapt to the environment

30. Region “ What ties an area together?” Formal -has set boundaries Functional -based around a certain purpose Vernacular -based on human perception

38. Location “ Where is it?” Absolute Location – Expresses location with latitude and longitude or street address Relative Location – Expresses location using landmarks Erie is 50 miles north of Titusville