Five Themes of Geography

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• Describe where you live.

Location

• Location is the position of a place on the Earth’s surface

• Absolute location is the exact spot• Relative location describes where it is in

relation to features around it

Place

• Place describes the characteristics of a location that make it unique or different (landforms, plants, animals, language, weather patterns)

Human-Environment Interaction

• Human-Environment Interaction describes how people affect their natural surroundings and how their environment affects them

• Environmental factors that people cannot control (temperature and natural disasters)

Movement

• Explains how and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place (political strife, war)

Regions

• Refers to areas of the Earth’s surface that have several common characteristics (land, natural resources, population)

Process:

• Now using location, place, and region, describe where you currently live.

• (absolute location…. Address) • (place… landforms) • (region… area of pa)• 2403 Front Street• Near Susquehanna River• Central Pennsylvania

Word splash:

Choose Three or more of the terms from the words in the box to write a story using the 5 Themes of Geography. You may use words more than once. Be sure to be creative, but be specific, and use details as you tell your story. Use your imagination.

 DRAFT on front •your story will continue on the back of this paper.

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