The Five Themes of Geography
Name: ________________________________ Date: ___________________
Part 1 – Define each of the five themes of geography.
1. Location: __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
2. Place: _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
3. Human-Environment Interaction: _______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
4. Movement: _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
5. Region: ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Part 2 – Five Themes of Geography and Their Impact on People’s Lives in the Country of ________________________________
1. Theme – Location:
a. Describe the relative location of ______________ with regard to the rest of the continent.
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b. What are some advantages and disadvantages of this location?
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c. What is the absolute location (latitude and longitude) of the country’s capital?
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d. Describe the relative location of the country’s capital and explain its importance to the development of the region.
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2. Theme – Place:
a. List three physical characteristics in your country:
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b. Based on its location, what type of climate does your country have?
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c. List five human characteristics in your country (e.g. ethnic groups, language, population, most common religions):
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d. Compare those characteristics to those of where you live.
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e. How similar or different are these two places?
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f. What impact do the physical and human characteristics have on the population location?
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3. Theme – Human-Environment Interaction:
a. List five ways that humans impact the environment in this place (e.g. How have people changed the land?):
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b. Identify three major crop exports:
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c. What type of tourism does your country have and what is its impact?
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d. What industries are located in your country and what is its impact?
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4. Theme – Movement:
a. What type of transportation does your country have?
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b. What land features might make land transportation difficult?
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c. How does your country’s movement affect the environment or other animals or people?
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d. Is there a pattern of movement in your country? If yes, explain.
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5. Theme – Region:
a. On a map of your country, divide it up into sub-regions and explain the characteristics they share.
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