Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______ The 5 Themes of Geography 

 

Theme 1: LOCATION ________________ are things? 

 

The two types of location are: 

Relative  Absolute 

   

Explains where a place is by describing 

places near it. 

Describes an ________________ 

position on Earth (geographic address). 

 

___________________ is between 

route 216 and Johns Hopkins Rd. 

Geographers use ________________ 

and ______________ to pinpoint any 

spot on Earth. 

(Baltimore, MD is at 76 N, 39 W) 

Word Bank 

 

Latitude Exact Longitude Maple Lawn Where 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theme 2: PLACE ________________ it’s like there. 

 

Place describes what the location is like. All places have two characteristics: 

 

Physical  Human 

 

 

___________ characteristics are:  _____________ characteristics are: 

Landforms 

● Mountains 

● Plains 

 

Waterbodies 

● Oceans 

● Seas 

● Lakes 

 

Weather 

 

Plants 

 

Animals 

People 

 

Roads 

 

Bridges 

 

Buildings 

 

Culture 

 

Language 

Word Bank 

 

Human Physical What 

 

Theme 3: HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION (HEI) 

 

How people _______________________________  

or _______________ (adapt) to their surroundings 

 

H.E.I deals with: 

 

The natural resources we 

_______________ in our 

environment. 

 

(Dependence)  

 

How we _______________ (change) 

the environment. 

 

Example: Cutting through 

________________ to build roads. 

 

 

How the environment 

________________ the people who 

live there. 

 

Example: in cold climates, people wear 

____________ to shield themselves 

from the cold.   

Word Bank 

Need alter coats mountains interact with changes 

 

adapt 

 

 

 

 

 

Theme 4: MOVEMENT _________, goods, and ideas are in constant 

movement. 

 

Movement has to do with the way people: 

______________ from place to place 

 

Move around (circulate)  

 

__________________ 

 

_______________ (objects you buy),  

 

_____________ (actions you pay for),  

 

and ideas 

 

Example: The way ______________ travels to the grocery store is an example 

of movement 

Word Bank 

 

People travel goods information services food 

 

 

Theme 5: REGION What are the __________________ that 

an area has in ________________ 

 

Geographers ______________ (break apart or divide) the world into regions.  

Regions can have two types of Characteristics:  

__________________ 

characteristics 

____________________ 

characteristics 

 

 

Example: 

 

The region of North Africa shares the 

physical feature of the Sahara Desert. 

Example: 

 

Most of the people who live in the 

region of North Africa share the 

human characteristic of speaking 

Arabic. 

Word Bank 

 

Human Physical Decompose Common Characteristics