The Five Themes of Geography

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Five Themes of Geography
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Location
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Absolute Location

• Absolute Latitude and Longitude
• 36 north and 45 east

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Relative Location

• Relative Describing where a place is by
  describing places near it.
• South Carolina is north of Georgia and east of
  Tennessee.

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Place
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• Human features The culture of a place.
• Race, religions, languages, governments,
  occupations, architecture, foods, clothing, etc.

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• Physical features Things determined by nature.
• Climate, indigenous plants, animals, land forms,
  types of soils, etc.

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Human/Environment Interaction
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Human- Environment Interaction

• How people effect the environment and how the
  environment effects people.

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Movement
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Movement

• Movement of people, goods, and ideas from one
  place to another.

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Region
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Region

• An area that is unique. Geographers use regions
  to compare different areas.