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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Elements of Geography Location Place Region Movement HumanEnvironment Interaction Location Absolute location – exact spot on a map • Latitude and longitude – cuts earth into Hemispheres – two halves Northern hemisphere Southern hemisphere Eastern hemisphere Western hemisphere • Address of location Location Relative location – where a place is in relation to other places • Kempner HS is across and down the street from Burger King • Sugar Land is SW of Houston • Mrs. Tenczar’s class is in the 2nd hallway in the Social Studies wing Place A particular space with physical and human meanings – characteristics • Schools are inside buildings intended for learning • Parks are outside and intended for recreation • Sugar Land is a suburban city with businesses, quality schools, and nice neighborhoods Regions Areas united by specific or common factors • Formal region – common characteristic such as a product manufactured there or activity Corn belt Wall Street Regions • Functional region – central place and its’ surroundings Houston metropolitan area • Perceptual region – popular feelings or images that define an area Lone Star State Bible Belt Movement The ongoing migration of people and exchange of goods and ideas • Immigration from another country, state, or city • Trade • Spread of religions and ways of life that can transform a place Human-Environment Interaction How people and the environment get along, or how one changes the other • Nomads use to travel from place to place, using the resources available • As people settled they began to farm, cutting down vegetation and altering the environment • People built homes, streets, then cars, etc…