5 Themes of Geography

THEME 1: LOCATION:

• Absolute Location: Uses latitude and longitude to plot the exact location of a place

THEME 1: LOCATION:

• Relative Location: Uses relationships between places to describe location.

• Place describes the human and physical characteristics of a location.

• Place refers to a description rather than a location.

• When describing a place, we are usually describing what makes one place different from another.

  Answers the question “What is it like there?”

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Things to possibly include when describing place: Climate, animals, plants, culture, religion, homes, food, clothing, governments, schools, and economy.

• ​An area of similar, unifying characteristics

• ​Examples:

  • Climate region

  • Culture region

    Physical region

  • Political region

​Rainforests are examples of a climate region. Latin America is an example of a cultural region.

• ​The movement of people, goods or ideas

  ​Examples

  • Trade

  • Cultural diffusion: the spread of ideas and goods from one region to another

​How humans and the environment affect or impact each other.