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The Five Themes of Geography 1. Location: Where in the world an area is. The “global” address of a certain area on Earth Relative Location: Tells where a place is in relation to other places. Where something is by. Describe the relative location of Venice, IL: 5 Miles East of St. Louis, MO 2 Miles South of Granite City, IL 1.5 Miles East of the Mississippi Absolute Location: The exact position of a place on Earth The absolute location of Venice, IL is: 38.68N, Latitude, 90.17W Longitude ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Place: A location’s physical and human features Physical (Characteristics) Features: Features that occur naturally: land and water forms, plant and animal life, soil, climate Physical Features of Venice, IL: Human (Characteristics) Features Features created by people who live in the “place” 3. Human-Environment Interaction: How people affect the environment and how the environment affects the people Environment:: Natural features of the Earth. How we affect the environment: How the environment affects us: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Movement: How people, goods, and ideas get from place to place Movement in and around Venice, IL: People: Goods: Ideas: 5. Region: Areas that have something in common. Characteristics that describe a region: Physical: Location, size, landforms, climate, soil, Cultural: Language, religion, government, history ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MR. Help: A way to remember the names of the five themes of Geography: Movement Regions Human and Environmental Interaction Location Place