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The 5 Themes of Geography Geography • Geography: field of study covering everything from the global landscape to the air we breathe to how people interact with the world around them. • Geographers use 5 themes to explain and understand these characteristics Location • Asks “Where is it?” • Every place has: Absolute Location: gives precise coordinated, determined by lines of latitude and longitude or could be a specific street address. Relative Location: describes one objects location in relation to another object. • Huntersville is north of Charlotte. • California is west of Nevada Place • Asks “What is it like?” • Is used to describe the physical and human characteristics of a location. • Physical characteristics include any natural formations, such as mountains and lakes, as well as the flora and fauna present • Human characteristics pertain to man-made structures as well as population and cultural description of the area. Movement • Asks “How do people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another?” • Movement refers to the travel of people, goods, and ideas throughout a particular location or throughout the world. • It can be the study of migrations as well as the spread of fads. Regions • What places have in common. • A region is a way of dividing the world into distinct areas through unifying characteristics. • These areas can be determined by natural characteristics or political lines and fall into one of the following categories: formal, functional, or vernacular. Regions Formal Regions • Designated by official boundaries – like states and countries. Functional Regions • Determined by their connections – like the delivery area of a pizza place. Vernacular Regions • What people believe are regions with no formal boundaries – like “the south”. Human-Environment Interaction • How people interact with their environment. People …… • Adapt to their environment. • Modify their environment. • Depend on their environment. Human-Environment Interaction Examples • People adapt to their environment by wearing clothing that is suitable for the weather. • People modify the environment by heating and/or cooling a building for comfort. • People alter the landscape by building bridges or a shopping mall. If you can’t remember the 5 themes of Geography, just ask Mr. Help! • • • • • M – Movement R – Regions HE – Human-Environment Interaction L – Location P – Place