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The Five Themes of
Geography
How Geographers
Study the World
What is geography?

Geography is a way of looking at the
world. A way of discovering not just
where things are but why they are there.
The Five Themes of
Geography
Location
 Place
 Human/Environment Interaction
 Movement
Geographers ask
 Regions
questions about these

themes in order to
understand the world
around them
Location
Where is it?
 Position on the
earth’s surface
 Two types of
location:
 Exact or
Absolute
 Relative

Exact Location
Absolute or Exact
 Example: Street
Address

Challenger M.S.
10215 Lexington Dr..
Colo. Spgs., CO 80920
Relative Location

A general location
 Example: Denver
is north of
Colorado Springs
Place

What is it like
there?
 Physical and
Human
Characteristics of
a location
Human/Environment
Interaction
“What is the
relationship
between humans
and their
environment?”
 Adapt, change or
modify their
environment

Movement
“How and why are
places connected
with one another?”
 Mobility of people,
goods and ideas

Regions
“How and why is
one area similar to
another?”
 Areas that share
similar
characteristics

#1
#2
#3
#4
Place
#5
Human/Environment
Interaction
Movement
Location
Regions