5 Themes of Geography

Elvis's home, Graceland, is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee

• Place - Human

• Place - Physical

• Location - Absolute

• Location - Relative

Because I was absent from school today, I texted my friend to find out what I missed. Which theme is this describing?

• Location - Relative

• Movement - Information/Ideas

• Movement - People

• HEI - Adapt

The theme of ___________ tells us what people are like there.

• Place - Human

• Movement - People

• Region - Functional

Madison, Wisconsin is about 2 1/2 hours northwest of Chicago, Illinois. Which theme is this example?

• Place - Physical

• HEI - Modify

• HEI - Depend

• Location - Relative

Sometimes people have to go to a new place in order to get a better job. Which theme does this situation represent?

• Immigration

• Place - Physical

• Movement - People

• Movement - Ideas

Absolute Location is described using...

• GPS directions

• Latitude and Longitude coordinates

• an address

• area code

Long ago, there were very few roads and people traveled by horse and buggy. Now we have interstate roads and almost everyone has a car. Which theme does this situation describe?

• Region - Functional

• Region - Formal

• HEI - Modify

• HEI - Depend

When we describe a place by saying "it has a beautiful lake and mountains in the background," we are describing it by its _____________________.

• Place - Human characteristics

• Place - Physical characteristics

• Place - Cultural characteristics

• Place - Environmental characteristics

We use trains, planes, and trucks to bring clothes, furniture, cars, and groceries to the stores we shop in. Which theme does this represent?

• Location - Relative

• HEI - Depend

• Movement - People

• Movement - Goods

People in Sauk Prairie love Culver's restaurants because of its delicious butterburgers, cheese curds, and custard, but also because the original Culver's opened there. What theme does this represent?

• Region - Formal

• Region - Functional

• Movement - Food

• Place - Human characteristics