5 Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:

• Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Land-forms, Movement

• Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Movement

• People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
• Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement
• Language, Manga, type of government, wealth, location

Relative location is:

• Latitude and Longitude
• Given by GPS satellite coordinates

• a general location, not specific, like "next to the Cass River"

• a specific place where your relatives live

Absolute location:

• means a general area

• not determined by GPS coordinates

• is saying that Akron is Northeast of Fairgrove

• uses latitude and longitude or another coordinate system to give a specific area

The theme "movement" has to do with what ideas:

• Migration and Trade
• Latitude and longitude
• Pollution and sewage

• Human and Physical Characteristics

Latitude lines run

• East/West
• North/South
• through time

• really fast in the 100 meter dash

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Date Line

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement

People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid war is an example of which of the 5 themes?

• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Region

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.

• Region
• Location
• Human Environment Interaction
• Movement

Which of the following is NOT a theme of geography?

• place
• location
• history
• human-environment interaction