THE 5 THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY IN NEVADA
By: Sierra Schweitzer
5th hour
9-17-13
LOCATION
Absolute Location- Nevada is 125 degrees North and 40 degrees
West.
Relative Location- Nevada is next to California.
Capital- Carson City
Latitude 39.16 N, Longitude 119.75 W
PLACE
Physical Characteristic- The Sierra Mountain Ranges.
Human Characteristic- Population 1,951,269 in 2010
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
How people affect the environment- People set camp fires and don’t
put them out with creates major forest fires.
How does the environment affect humans- People have to learn to
keep c
ool because it can get up to 110 degrees some days.
MOVEMENT
Why people move into Nevada- Some people move there because it’s
close to Las Vegas others move there because of the moutons.
Why people move out of Nevada- Some people move out of Nevada
because of the heat. Also there are lots of earth quakes.
Ideas move with in the state because people move there.
REGION
Physical Region- Boundary Peak and the Colorado River
Cultural Region- Lake Mead
RESOURCE PAGE
 http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/nvlatlog.htm
 http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-60150/Nevada-features
 http://travelblogs.mapquest.com/jennaycornwell/5-themes-of-geography/las-vegasnevada/reviews/human-environment-interaction
 http://www.visitcarsoncity.com/aboutus/
 http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~joel/g148_f09/readings/sierra_nevada/sierra_nevada.html
 http://www.maps.com/ref_map.aspx?pid=12214
 http://www.nps.gov/lake/historyculture/index.htm