5 Themes of Geography - Vocabulary (Video)

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Movement

The theme describing how and why things move across the Earth—people, goods, and ideas; includes push factors (reasons to leave) and pull factors (reasons to move somewhere).

Push factors

Reasons that drive people to leave a place, such as poverty, war, and lack of jobs.

Pull factors

Reasons that attract people to a new place, such as jobs, freedom, and rights.

Region

A geographic area defined by unified characteristics or by political boundaries that separate countries.

Political boundaries

Lines that separate countries.

Language

A system of communication; a common language can define or unite a region.

Religion

Shared belief systems that can define or unite a region.

Customs

Traditions and practices shared within a region.

Human-environment interaction

The relationship between people and the environment, including how humans modify, pollute, and conserve natural surroundings.

Building on the land

Human activity of constructing structures and altering the landscape.

Pollution

Introduction of harmful substances into the environment.

Conservation

Protection and sustainable management of natural resources.

Location

The theme describing where something is on the Earth's surface.

Absolute location

Exact place on Earth, often given by coordinates (latitude and longitude).

Relative location

Position of a place in relation to other places (e.g., 1 mile south of Georgia Aquarium).

Place

Describes the physical and human characteristics that make a location unique.

Physical characteristics

Natural features of a place, including landforms, climate, plants, and animals.

Landforms

Naturally formed features on the Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, and plains.

Climate

The long-term pattern of weather in an area.

Man-made items

Human-made structures or objects found in a place (e.g., Golden Gate Bridge, Truist Park).