Five Themes of Geography

Why do geographers use the five themes of geography?

• It helps them to organize information.
• It helps them to study places.
• It helps them answer questions about geography.
• All of these answers.

What are the two types of location?

• Relative and Distance
• Absolute and Relative
• Exact and Relative
• Absolute and Almost

Which of the following is a definition for absolute location?

• An exact location
• An approximate location
• Areas surrounding a location
• What a location looks like

Name That Theme: Hawaii is made up of islands, and it offers a variety of tourist attractions.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Region

What is the definition of place?

• How people move around
• Place is where the location is
• Describes characteristics of a location
• Describes only what the people in a location are like

What is the definition of human-environment interaction?

• How humans buy goods
• How humans adapt to or change the environment
• How humans cut down trees
• How much pollutions humans put into the environment

Name That Theme: My friend in North Jersey cheers for the New York Jets

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Region

Which is NOT a formal region?

• The Tropics
• Central America
• Latin America
• Hollywood

What is the definition of region?

• Areas of the Earth that work together
• Areas of the Earth defined by similarities and differences
• Areas of the Earth that are right next to each other
• Areas of the Earth with oceans

Name That Theme: One way to communicate information is to tweet it to your followers.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Region