GIMME FIVE

The five themes of GeographyCoxwell

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.• Answers the

question: “Where is it?”

• The two types of location are: Absolute and relative.

PLACE, THAT’S WHAT’S HAPPENING…

• Place is not just a geographic location.

• It also describes the characteristics of an area.

• These can be physical and human.

MOVE IT ON OVER!!• The theme of

movement discusses how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

• Human-environment interaction discusses how humans affect the environment and how the environment affects humans.

REGIONS• The Regions Theme discusses how

individual places relate to other places.

• Regions are areas that share similar characteristics.

JUST REMEMBER…• LUCKY PEOPLE

HAVE MANY REESE’S

• This will help you remember the 5 themes of Geography.

ANY QUESTIONS???