Name: _______________________
Class Period:___________________
The 5 Themes of Geography
How we look at the world, both past and present
Geography
____________________: the study of the earth’s ____________________ and __________________ characteristics.
Geographers use __________________ to explain and ___________________ these ____________________.
Location
“_____________________________?” Every place has: _______________________ Location: the ________________
spot of a __________________ on the earth’s ___________________. - _______________________ and Longitude.
____________________ Location: tells where a place is by ____________________ what is ____________________ it.
Ie-Bismarck is _____________ of Dickinson
Place
“___________________________?” Describes all of the ______________________ that give an area its own
___________________quality. Physical: ____________________, waterways, ____________________, plant and
_________________. Human: language, ________________________ or architecture
Examples of Place
Concrete:
Abstract:
____________________
Climate
Buildings
________________: the way of __________ of a group of ___________
____________________
who share similar ______________ and customs
Trees
_________________________
Human-Environment Interaction
“What is the _____________________ between people and their ___________________?” Landforms,
_____________________, climate and _______________________________ have either ________________ and
_______________________ people and their _________________________.
Movement
“How do _________________, goods, and _____________ get from one ______________ to __________________?”
Has ______________ the world’s __________________ closer together. ______________________ and communication
Movement of People
____________________- total number of ___________________ in a given _________________. Migration- _________
from one __________________ to __________________. Immigrants- _______________ who __________________
one country to _______________________ to another
Why do people move?
“_______________________” theory- people _______________ because something “_________________” them from
where they currently live and “_____________________” them to the new place.
Push-Pull Examples
Push:
_____________________
Government
_____________________
Population Growth
Pull:
Better life
_____________________________
Climate
The world’s __________________ has _________________ dramatically. Growth _______________ has never been
__________________ before. Many people __________________ from rural areas (_____________ in the
__________________) to urban areas (cities and _______________).Causes ____________________ in areas and over
use of _________________________________.
Movement of Products
Import- _________________ bought from a __________________________ country. Export- goods ______________ to
a foreign __________________. Economy- having to do with the _____________ of _________________ for goods and
services.
Region
“What common features bring geographical areas together?”
Can be defined by: ______________________ (mts) ________________ (Islamic) ___________________
(French)______________________ (agriculture)
Examples of Regions
North Dakota is in the plains, a flat land region.
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North Dakota is a part of a region (the Midwest).
Why is Geography Important to History
Geography is a key factor in shaping ________________________. It helps explain ____________ and __________
things happened.