Name ______________________________________________ Hour __________

Chapter 1 Section 1 (page 5): The Five Themes of Geography

Location
1. The five themes of geography are ________________________,
__________________________, __________________________,
________________________________________, ____________________________.
2. Location answers the question, _____________________________________________?
3. The two types of location are ____________________________ location and
_________________________ location.
4. ___________________________ location refers to an exact place on earth. This could be either
_________________________ and __________________________ or a street
_____________________________.
5. __________________________ location describes a place in comparison to other places around it.
Place
1. Place answers the question, _______________________________________ there?
2. The two types of characteristics for place are _______________________________, or natural
characteristics and _____________________________ or cultural characteristics.
3. Examples of ____________________________ characteristics are ___________________________,
_______________________________, bodies of water, animals, soils, minerals, etc.
4. Examples of ______________________ characteristics are __________________________,
_________________________, and _______________________________.
Region
1. Region answers the question, How are places ______________________ or
________________________?
2. A region is an area on the earths surface with _______________________ characteristics.
3. The two types of regions are ______________________, or natural regions and ___________________
regions.
4. Examples of ____________________ regions are _______________________ and
_______________________.
5. Examples of _____________________ regions are ________________________ and
_______________________ characteristics.
Human-Environment Interaction
1. Human-Environment Interaction answers the question, How do ___________________________ relate
to the __________________________ world and how __________________________ relate to the
___________________________________?
2. Humans ____________________ on the environment, ______________________ or change it, and
sometimes are forced to _______________________ or give in.
Movement
1. Movement answers the question, How do __________________________,
__________________________, and ______________________________move from one location to
another.
Section Questions On Back

1. What are the five themes of geography?

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2. How is place different from location?

3. Go to page A21 in your book. What city is located at 46.5 degrees North 87 degrees West? Hint: This city
is home to Northern Michigan University.