The Five Themes
of Geography
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M—Movement
R—Region
H/E—Human Environment Interaction
L—Location
P—Place
MOVEMENT
It helps explain how
people, goods, and ideas
get from one place to
another.
REGION
Geographic area displaying some
type of unity.
–Landforms
–Language
–Industry
–Climate
- Government
- Religion
- Vegetation
Types of Regions
1. Formal Regions
Defined by governmental or
administrative boundaries.
United States, Houston,
The Rockies
2. Functional Regions
Regions defined by a
function
Airline, Newspaper,
Public Transport
3. Perceptual Regions
Regions loosely defined
by people’s perceptions.
The Middle East,
The South
Human Environment
Interaction
Describes how
people
adapt to and
change their
environment.
LOCATION
Where is it in the World?
ABSOLUTE
latitude and longitude.
an address
RELATIVE
Where is it in terms of other
locations?
The Marshall Islands are
10' North latitude and
165' East longitude.
Chad is located south of Libya,
west of Sudan, East of Niger and
North of the Central African
Republic
Latitude and
Longitude Challenge
30N, 95W
Houston, Texas
32S, 116E
Perth, Australia
30N, 31E
Cairo, Egypt
41N, 29E
Istanbul, Turkey
PLACE
Physical – landforms, bodies of
water, climate, soil, animals, plant
life
Human – Architecture, Religion,
Language, Government,
Clothing, Food
San Francisco