Five Themes of Geography Flashcards
What are the five themes of geography?
location, place, movement, human-environment interaction, and region
location
it refers to two different kinds of location, a specific location and a relative location
specific location
using latitude and longitude, you would find a specific location on a map
relative location
refers to the way in which different places are connected by different elements
place
it gives us human and physical characteristics that make a place unique
human/environment interaction
it means how humans and environments interact and what is the result of that interaction
movement
anything that interacts; people, places, and things
region
a place in the world that shares characteristics, they can be physical, human, and cultural characteristics