5 Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography: MR. HELP Movement, Region H.E.I., Location, Place - ANS MR. HELP What does the acronym stand for? Movement - ANS The import/export of people, ideas and goods around the world Movement: People - ANS Examples: immigration, emigration, forced migration due to conflict , disease or natural disaster Movement: Ideas - ANS Cultural Exchange: foods, music, games, religion Movement: Goods - ANS The transport of products around the world Region - ANS An area of the world that has similar physical or human characteristics Region - ANS Areas with common landforms, language, religion, customs, history, culture Human-Environment Interaction - ANS People adapt to, depend on and/or modify their environment H.E.I. - Adapt - ANS Heat or air conditioning in buildings, heavy clothing in winter, fans or shade for relief from heat, beach house on stilts to avoid flooding H.E.I. - Modify (change) - ANS Building roads and houses, clearing trees for construction or farmland, building dams on rivers, etc...