Name____________________

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Date________________

Five Themes of Geography

The five themes of geography provide the viable

framework for studying the world. These themes are
inter-related: no one theme can be fully understood
without the other four.

Geography is concerned with asking important questions

about the world:

• Where is it?
• Why is it there?
• What are the consequences of its being there?

The five themes of geography are:

1. ___________________________________

2. ___________________________________

3. ___________________________________

4. ___________________________________

5. ___________________________________
LOCATION: Where is it located?
There are two types of location.

1.Absolute location-
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• Examples:

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2. Relative location-
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• Examples:

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 PLACE: What is it like there?

• Definition-
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Our impressions and memories of sounds, sights,

and smells of a place play a role in our image of a
place. These mental maps form a personal
reference point.

• What physical and cultural features do you

envision when you think of the following?

Black Canyon New York City Tokyo, Japan

MOVEMENT: How and why are places
connected?
• Definition-
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Draw or list examples of movement:

Movement involves the movement of …

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REGION: What binds a place together?

• Definition-_____________________
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There are three different types of regions shown on the map

overhead. Can you see them?
• Residential-_____________________
• Industrial-______________________
• Commercial-_____________________
HUMAN- ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION:
What is the relationship between the people and
the environment?
• Definition-
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People EXAMPLES

D_ _ _ _ _,

A_ _ _ _ ,

or
M_ _ _ _ _ ,
which means to
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their environment.