Socsci 2 - Module 1 - Q1

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

The position of a place on the earth’s surface.

• Place

• Location

• Region

• Movement

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

An area of the earth’s surface with similar characteristics.

• Place

• Location

• Region

• Human-environment Interaction

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

It takes place through trade, migration, and interactions which resulted to complex patterns of the society.

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Human-environment Interaction

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

Occurs because humans depend, adapt, and modify the world around them.

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Human-environment Interaction

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

A particular location with physical and human characteristics that shape its meaning and identity.

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Human-environment Interaction

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

The Asian Tigers include South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong – all of which are found in East Asia.

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Region

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

Norway’s best known geographical feature called “fjords” are U-shaped valleys partly filled by the sea that have been carved out of glaciers.

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Region

This type of location describes a place in relation to its surrounding environment.

Generally defined as large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water.

• Desert

• Island

• Continent

• Ocean

It is the hottest continent and home of the world's largest desert, the Sahara.

• South America

• Europe

• Africa

• Antarctica