Download 5 Themes of Geography ~ Study Sheet

Name ___________________________ Section 6 - _____ Date ____________ #
SOC ST
5 Themes of Geography ~ Study Sheet
Absolute location – exact position or address
Be sure you know your HOME address!
For example –
Philadelphia Pretzel Factory
5334 Allentown Pike
Temple, PA 19560
Relative location – comparing where one place is to another; the position of a
place relative to another place
For example – Philadelphia Pretzel Factory is next to Dunkin’ Donuts north on
Rte. 222 headed towards Walmart
Place – identifies the natural and human features that make one place different
from another; physical and human characteristics that describe an area
 Give examples that describe the place of Reading
 Pagoda
 Santander Center
 Colleges – (Kutztown, Albright, Alvernia)
 4 seasons
 Mountains – Hawk & Appalachian
 Rivers – (Tulpehocken & Schuylkill Rivers)
 Lakes – (Lake Ontelaunee)
Human-environment interaction – how people interact with the world around them
 Be sure to name an example of how people can affect their environment
and how the environment can affect the way people live!
Movement – the coming and going of people, products, info & ideas
 Be sure to give an example of the movement of information and ideas
around the world
Regions – large areas that share characteristics
 Know what hemisphere we live in! ____________ & _____________
 Know what region of the US we live in! ________________________
 Name 2 countries that border the US. __________ & __________
Name ___________________________ Section 6 - _____ Date ____________ #
SOC ST
5 Themes of Geography ~ Study Sheet
Absolute location – exact position or address
Be sure you know your HOME address!
For example –
Philadelphia Pretzel Factory
5334 Allentown Pike
Temple, PA 19560
Relative location – comparing where one place is to another; the position of a
place relative to another place
For example – Philadelphia Pretzel Factory is next to Dunkin’ Donuts north on
Rte. 222 headed towards Walmart
Place – identifies the natural and human features that make one place different
from another; physical and human characteristics that describe an area
 Give examples that describe the place of Reading
 Pagoda
 Santander Center
 Colleges – (Kutztown, Albright, Alvernia)
 4 seasons
 Mountains – Hawk & Appalachian
 Rivers – (Tulpehocken & Schuylkill Rivers)
 Lakes – (Lake Ontelaunee)
Human-environment interaction – how people interact with the world around them
 Be sure to name an example of how people can affect their environment
and how the environment can affect the way people live!
Movement – the coming and going of people, products, info & ideas
 Be sure to give an example of the movement of information and ideas
around the world
Regions – large areas that share characteristics
 Know what hemisphere we live in! (Northern & Western)
 Know what region of the US we live in! (Northeast)
 Name 2 countries that border the US. (Canada & Mexico)