The Five Themes of Geography A Foundation for Studying the
World
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Theme 1: Location Where is It? Why is It There? Two Types of
Location Absolute Relative 1
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Absolute Location A specific place on the Earths surface Uses a
grid system Latitude and longitude A global address 2
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Absolute Location The Dance 2
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Texas Absolute Location Texas 33 N Latitude 97 W longitude
Haltom City 32 86' N Latitude 97 26' W Longitude 3
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Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place
Uses directional words to describe Cardinal and intermediate
directions 4
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Texas Texas is bordered by Oklahoma on the north, Louisiana on
the east, and New Mexico on the west. The Gulf of Mexico forms much
of Texas east coast. Texas is one of the Southwestern States 5
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Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics Land Features
Mountains, plains, and plateaus Climate Bodies of Water 6 What is
it like there?
Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics People Culture Language
Religion Buildings and Landmarks Cities 8
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Texas: Human Characteristics National Geographic Magazine
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Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction How People Interact With
Their Environment People... Adapt to Their Environment Modify Their
Environment Depend on Their Environment
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Theme 4: Movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34z5DGZMf_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34z5DGZMf_s The Mobility of People
Goods Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world
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Texas: Movement
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Theme 5: Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions
Landform Regions Agricultural Regions Cultural Regions 14
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Texas: Regions
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