The Five Themes of Geography

location - ANS Where on Earth a place is. There are two forms of location: absolute location and relative location. place - ANS The physical and human features of a location. What's it like when you get there? Each one has its own physical and human characteristics. regions - ANS An area of land made up of places with specific characteristics in common or a unifying feature. movement - ANS How people, goods, information, and ideas move from one place to another. This movement overtime changes various aspects of cultures around the world. human environment interaction - ANS What people do to the environment and what the environment does for the people who live there. human features - ANS How people in a place live: occupations, pastimes, the language they speak, how their government works, tradition such as holidays, population density. physical features - ANS Natural features: landforms, water forms, climate, native plants, and native animals. What's it like when you get there? modification - ANS Changing or modifying the environment to fit peoples needs. Ex: to build trails and or roads people need to cut down trees. These trails and roads allow people to get from one place to another. adaptation - ANS Making an adjustment of some kind to be able to live in a particular environment.