Five Themes of Geography

Human-environment interaction

People learn to use what the environment offers them and to change that environment to meet their needs.

Location

Absolute Location is the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found. Relative location describes a place in comparison to other places around it.

Place

Physical features and cultural characteristics of a location

Movement

Major modes of transportation used by people, an area's major exports and imports, and ways people communicate

Region

An area of the earth's surface with similar characteristics, usually more than one. These may include physical, political, economic, or cultural characteristics.