The document outlines the 5 themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. Location describes where things are using absolute and relative terms. Place describes the physical and human characteristics that make an area unique. Human-environment interaction examines how humans impact and are impacted by their surroundings. Movement refers to the circulation of people, ideas, and goods over time. Finally, region describes areas united by shared physical, cultural, or economic characteristics.

1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. 5 Themes of Geography
LOCATION
PLACE
HUMAN – ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
MOVEMENT
REGION

3. Absolute Location – the
exact position of a place
on the earth’s surface.
EX:
• Latitude / Longitude
• Street address
Relative Location – the
position of a place in
relation to other places.
EX:
•…next to…
•…south of…
• …between…
LOCATION
1. Location
Location answers
this question:
Where is it?
Describe where you live using both absolute and relative location.

4. Absolute Location (coordinates)
360 degrees in a circle
Latitude and Longitude:
Latitude measures how far north or south of the
equator (0-90 degrees);
Longitude measures how far east or west of
Greenwich, England (0-180 degrees).

5. Absolute Location (named)
continents states
oceans counties
mountains cities
rivers suburbs
lakes neighborhoods
countries streets
territories house numbers

6. Relative Location (azimuth)
270°
0°
90°
180°

7. Practice...
See Canvas for today’s assignment.

8. 2. Place
LOCATON
PLACE
Place – features and
characteristics that give
an area its own identity or
personality.
•Physical Characteristics
EX: landforms, climate,
plants, and animals
•Human Characteristics
EX: language, religion,
architecture, music, way
of life
Place answers
this question:
What is it like?
Describe what your neighborhood is like using both physical and
human characteristics.

9. 3. Human – Environment Interaction
LOCATION
PLACEHUMAN – ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
Human – Environment
Interaction:
The relationship linking
people to their
environment.
2 Ways they interact:
•People change (or affect)
their environment.
EX: cutting down trees,
pollution, damming rivers
•Environment affects
human activities.
EX: soil and water
determine crops,
temperature, earthquakes
and floods force people to
move.
Interaction answers the questions:
How is man affected by his environment?
How is the environment impacted by man?
List some ways that you have adapted to your
environment.
In what ways do you think we have changed the
environment around us?

10. 4. Movement
LOCATION
PLACE
HUMAN – ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
MOVEMENT
Movement – The three
things that move in
geography are people,
ideas, and goods.
Related terms:
•Immigration – the moving
from one country to another
to permanently settle.
•Cultural Diffusion – when
the way of life from one
culture is accepted by
another cultural group.
•Trade – an exchange of
property, usually buying and
selling.
On your paper, create a 3-column chart. List People, Ideas,
and Goods at the top of your columns and list 5 examples of
things that move in each column.
Movement answers the question:
What’s moving and why?

11. 5. Region
LOCATION
PLACE
HUMAN – ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
MOVEMENT
REGION
Regions – are areas that are
united by one or more
characteristics.
Much like place, regions can be
defined in terms of physical,
human characteristics.
Business and commerce can
also identify a region.
Region answers the question:
What similarities do these
places share in common?

12. With the 5 Themes of Geography, the
world is now within your grasp.
LOCATION
PLACE
HUMAN – ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
MOVEMENT
REGION