THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

1. Place

1.1. Asks: "What is it like?"

1.2. Place describes all of the characteristics that give an area its own special quality.

2. Location

2.1. Asks: "Where is it?"

2.2. Location describes where a place is located on Earth's surface.

2.3. Uses absolute and relative location.

2.3.1. Included

2.3.2. Included

2.3.3. Excluded

3. Movement

3.1. Asks: "How to people in one area relate to people in other areas?"

3.1.1. Project specifications

3.1.2. End User requirements

3.1.3. Action points sign-off

3.2. Movement considers the interaction and activity of people, ideas, goods, and information throughout history.

3.2.1. Define actions as necessary

4. Human/Environment Interaction

4.1. Asks: "What is the relationship between people and their surroundings?"

4.2. Human/Environment Interaction disuses the various ways in which humans adjust to and/or alter the physical landscape to meet their needs.

5. Region

5.1. Asks: "What common features bring geographical areas together?"

5.2. A region is an area that is defined by common features.