5 Themes of Geography
Location: where is it?
1. Absolute-gives latitude and longitude of somewhere.
2. Relative-compares somewhere with the things around it, usually using the cardinal directions.
Place: what makes it different?
1. Physical-mountains, rivers, lakes, other landforms, climate, and animal/plant habitation.
2. Human-cities, population, and culture.
Movement: how do people and things move about?
1. Anything that moves anything around, from airports to glaciers to social media.
Region: what area is it in?
1. Human: language, religion, political areas(no definite borders).
2. Physical: mountain ranges and other such areas(also no definite borders).
Human Environment & Interaction(HEI): how do we interact with nature?
1. Clothing worn, crops grown, buildings, lifestyles and such.
1. Absolute-gives latitude and longitude of somewhere.
2. Relative-compares somewhere with the things around it, usually using the cardinal directions.
Place: what makes it different?
1. Physical-mountains, rivers, lakes, other landforms, climate, and animal/plant habitation.
2. Human-cities, population, and culture.
Movement: how do people and things move about?
1. Anything that moves anything around, from airports to glaciers to social media.
Region: what area is it in?
1. Human: language, religion, political areas(no definite borders).
2. Physical: mountain ranges and other such areas(also no definite borders).
Human Environment & Interaction(HEI): how do we interact with nature?
1. Clothing worn, crops grown, buildings, lifestyles and such.