Five Themes Flashcards
The five themes
Location, place, human environmental interaction, movement, region
Location question
Where is it?
Location definition
A spot in the universe
Absolute: Exact or sure spot
Relative: In relation to something else
Location example
Absolute: Address, latitude and longitude
Relative: Uses words like: By, across from, near, North of
Place question
What is it like there?
Place definition
Human and physical characteristics of a location
Human: Anything humans have put there
Physical: ^not
Place example
Human: Barns, houses, buildings, trees, roads, canals
Physical: Mountains, rivers, snow
Human environmental interaction question
What do they do there?
Human environmental interaction definition
How humans have adapte , changed, or depended upon the environment
Human environmental interaction example
Food, water, jobs, clothing, recreation ,heaters
Movement question
How do they interact?
Movement definition
Mobility of goods, people, and ideas
Movement example
Word of mouth, texting, trucks, Internet, walking, car, bike, busses,planes, trains
Region question
How are areas similar?
Region definition
An area with common or similar characteristics
