Five Themes Outline
I. Location: Knowing where you are.
 Absolute Location: an exact position on a globe,
found by using the grid system of lines of
latitude and longitude.
o Example: New Zealand is located at
 45S, 175E
 Relative Location: The location of a place in
relation to surrounding cities, countries, physical
features, landmarks, and streets.
o Example: Walnut Springs Middle School is
north of E. Walnut street and south of
College street.
II.Place: What a place is like. What features make this
location similar to or different from another place?
What does a place look like physically, and what
specific objects/structures can be found there?
 These specific characteristics can be physical
characteristics, like land shape and size, plant and
animal life, or climate. These characteristics can also
be man-made objects, like clothing, buildings,
music, or language.
o Example: Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone
National Park, Wyoming
III. H/EI: People adapt and modify their surroundings
to make them more comfortable and easier to live in.
 Adapting: Wearing a coat in winter to stay warm
 Modifying: Building a bridge over a river
 Depending: Fish from the ocean for a food source
IV. Movement: How people in one place make
contact with a person in another place; or the
exchange of goods and ideas.
 Example: A newspaper is the exchange
(movement) of ideas
 Example: Selling an item on ebay is the exchange
(movement) of goods
 People migrating from one region to another
regions is the movement of people
V. Region: Areas that share common characteristics.
These characteristics can be physical features, human
traits, political boundaries, or religion.
 Physical Region: area of land with a common
physical feature
 Political Region: area of land with a political
boundary
o Example: The Sahara desert in Africa is a
region of the world
Five Themes Outline
I. ___________________: Knowing where you are.
 ___________________: an exact position on a globe,
found by using the grid system of lines of latitude and
longitude.
o Example: New Zealand is located at
 __________S, __________E
 ___________________: The location of a place in relation
to surrounding cities, countries, physical features,
landmarks, and streets.
o Example: Walnut Springs Middle School is north of E.
Walnut street and south of College street.
II. ___________________: What a place is like. What features
make this location __________ to or __________ from
another place? What does a place look like physically, and what
specific objects/structures can be found there?
 These specific characteristics can be __________
characteristics, like __________ shape and size, plant and
animal life, or climate. These characteristics can also be
__________objects, like clothing, buildings, music, or
language.
o Example: Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National
Park, Wyoming
III. ___________________: People __________ and __________
their surroundings to make them more comfortable and easier
to live in.
 __________: Wearing a coat in winter to stay warm
 __________: Building a bridge over a river
 __________: Fish from the ocean for a food source
IV. ___________________: How people in one place make
contact with a person in another place; or the exchange of
goods and ideas.
 Example: A newspaper is the exchange (movement) of
ideas
 Example: Selling an item on ebay is the exchange
(movement) of goods
 People migrating from one region to another regions is
the movement of people
V. ___________________: Areas that share common
characteristics. These characteristics can be __________ features,
__________ traits, __________ boundaries, or __________.
 __________ Region: area of land with a common physical
feature
 __________ Region: area of land with a political boundary
o Example: The Sahara desert in Africa is a region of the
world