Critter Bob and Key West:
Exploring The 5 Themes of
Geography
By: Mrs. Bergmann
Location
• Where a place is on Earth
• Absolute Location: An exact spot on Earth
(such as an address or coordinates)
• Relative Location: Where is place is in relation
to another place.
Location
• Critter Bob lives in a tree at 555 Orange Road,
Key West, Florida in the USA. Critter Bob loves
his tree home because he lives in a palm tree.
• Key West Florida is in the southern part of
Florida. It is about 1 hour from Miami. Cuba
is South of Key West.
Place
• Place is the human and physical characteristics
of a place.
Place- Physical Characteristics
• The physical characteristics of
where Critter Bob lives are really
neat. Key West is a beautiful island.
There is a beautiful blue ocean
called the Atlantic Ocean. There are
a lot of sandy beaches where Critter
Bob loves to lay out. There are also
palm trees, orange trees. It is
tropical in Key West and there are
wet and dry seasons. It rains a lot
there. Sometimes the rain is hard
on Critter Bob since he lives in a
palm tree. It is especially hard on
Bob during hurricane season.
Place- Human Characteristics
• The people in Key West are amazing.
There are Americans, Conchs (the native
people) and many immigrants from
Cuba. They celebrate many holidays
including Christmas, New Year’s Eve and
much more. The predominant religion is
Catholic because of the colonists from
long ago. People here have a laid back
attitude. The cost of living is very high,
so people usually have at least 2 jobs.
People love to surf, scuba dive, play
sports and hang out on the beach.
There are also a lot of artists in Key
West. Critter Bob loves the Key West
Culture.
Movement
• People, goods and ideas move from place to
place.
Movement
• Critter Bob works a scuba-diving shop. He has
a scooter and that is how he gets to work
everyday. Boats are also a very popular mode
of transportation. All of the goods in Key West
have to be brought in on a one-way truck.
This is because there is only one highway that
leads into Key West. That makes the goods
very expensive. On of Critter Bob’s favorite
activities is to listen to the old island
mythology stories. These are stories from
long ago passed on generation to generation.
Human-Environment Interaction
• Humans and the environment affect each
other.
– Humans depend on their environment
– Humans change their environment
– Humans adapt to fit into their environment
• Critter Bob relies on his palm tree from protection and
shelter. He also relies on the fish that swim in the ocean for
food.
• The environment around Critter Bob has been changed a
lot. For example, there is a highway that connects all of the
Florida Keys. Also, there are many docks built in the ocean
to house all of the boats.
• Bob must adapt to his environment. It rains a lot, so Bob is
always sure to be prepared for that. He also has to put
wood in his windows when hurricane season hits. This
helps protect his home.
Region
• An area on earth with one or more shared,
common characteristic.
Region
• Critter Bob lives in a beautiful region. Key west is
part of the Florida Keys and part of the coastal
and tropical south regions. It is also near the
Caribbean Islands, so it shares many
characteristics with those islands as well. All of
these places have a warm climate with wet and
dry seasons. There is also a lot of marine life
around these parts including: dolphins, manatees
and sharks… yikes! Bob likes to put fresh water
hoses in the ocean to feed the manatees (this is
also part of HEI).
• In a way, you might say Key West is part of the
Spanish speaking region too. There are many
people who speak Spanish around Key West and
there are a lot of connections to Cuba. Critter
Bob is trying to learn Spanish.
• All in all, Critter Bob is a happy dude. He loves
living in Key West and wouldn’t trade it for
anything.