Five Themes of Geography: Essential Question: What are the five themes of geography? What are themes of geography?: Tools geographers use to study the geography of the earth. Location: Where is this place? Absolute Location: the exact location on the Earth -doesn’t change -latitude/longitude -address -hemispheres Relative Location: the relationship of one place to another (distance, near, beside, next to) Place: What is this place/location like? 1. Physical Characteristics (the way a place looks) (landforms, climate, bodies of water, plants, animals) 2. Human Characteristics (language, religion, nationality, holidays, traditions, clothing, sports, types of houses, jobs) Movement: How do people, goods, and ideas travel place to place? 1. Transportation of people and goods (cars, boats, planes, trains) 2. Communication of ideas (texting, commercials, computers) Region: What common features does this area share with other areas? Regions are “areas with similar” characteristics. Geographers use regions to compare different AREAS of the world. 1. Common Physical Characteristics -landforms =hilly, mountains, coastal -location = southeast, eastern, etc. -climate = dry, subtropical 2. Common Human Characteristics (economy=farming, industry, languages, race, religion, governments) Human Environmental Interaction: What is this location’s environment like and how does it affect people who live there? 1. Humans depend on environment: food, water, shelter 2. Humans modify environment: cutting a trail in the mountains, clearing land 3. Humans adapt to environment: learn to survive in extreme cold with certain types of clothing Terms to Know: Climate: typical weather in a region Migration: movement from one place to another to live or work Demographics: characteristics and statistics of human populations (age, ethnicity, gender, income) Environment: the geographical characteristics that surround and affect the way people live Ideas: something you think, believe, or suggest .