Five Themes of Geography

The Gobi Desert is a border between China and Mongolia.

• Location

• Place

• Human/ Environment Interaction

• Movement

San Francisco is northwest of Los Angeles and southwest of Sacramento.

• Human/ Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Location

• Region

People in mountain areas have built terraces to hold water for growing crops like rice.

• Place

• Human / Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Region

During the 400s C.E. various groups of Germanic peoples invaded the Roman Empire. They were pushed out of their lands by other groups.

• Location

• Place

• Human / Environment Interaction

• Movement

The majority of people who live on the Arabian peninsula speak Arabic and are Muslim.

• Place

• Region

• Location

• Movement

Starting in 3000 BCE, the Bantu migrated from West Africa to the south and east. They spread farming, iron-working skills, and their languages.

• Region

• Movement

• Place

• Location

Historically, people who live in hot places wear light clothing.

• Human / Environment Interaction

• Location

• Region

• Movement

The Sahel is a semi-arid strip of land that serves as a transition between the Sahara Desert and the grasslands/savanna.

• Movement

• Human / Environment Interaction

• Region

• Location