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The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for Studying the World Theme 1: Location • Where is It? • Why is It There? Two Types of Location •Absolute •Relative Absolute Location • • • • A specific place on the Earth’s surface Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude A global address Louisiana Absolute Location • New Orleans 30 North; 90 West • Ponchatoula 30.44 North; 90.45 West Relative Location • Where a place is in relation to another place • Uses directional words to describe – Cardinal and intermediate directions Louisiana • Louisiana is bordered by Arkanas the north, Gulf of Mexico on the south, Mississippi on the east, and Texas on the west. • Louisiana is one of the Southeastern States Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics • Land Features • Mountains, plains, and plateaus • Climate • Bodies of Water Louisiana: Physical Characteristics Mount Driskill 535 ft Mississippi Delta Lake Pontchatrain Swamp Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics • • • • • People Culture Language Religion Buildings and Landmarks Louisiana: Human Characteristics Causeway St Louis Cathedral 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 Louisiana: Human Environment Interaction Theme 4: Movement The Mobility of • People • Goods • Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world Louisiana: Movement Port of New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport Theme 5: Regions What Places Have in Common • Political Regions • Landform Regions • Agricultural Regions • Cultural Regions Louisiana: Regions
