Region: Areas that share some
common characteristics such as
same landforms, same climate,
same culture. Example: Latin
America which spans across 2
continents and many countries.
Movement: describes
how people and ideas in
one place make contact
with people from another
place. Ex: Planes, cars,
cell phones, internet
Place: features that make
locations similar or
different. Ex: Similar:
Climates of Texas & Japan
Different: Rocky
Mountains in Colorado
and Great Plains of Texas
5 Themes of
Geography
(MR LIP)
Interaction – Human & Environment:
How humans interact with the
environment – How the environment
affects us and how we affect the
environment. Ex: We wear light clothes
in the Texas summer due to the heat
and we cut down trees for lumber but
are decreasing oxygen (deforestation).
Location: Where a place or
person is located.
*Absolute Location: Exact
position on the Earth using
latitude & longitude. Ex:
40°N 120°W.
*Relative Location: A
position based on the
location of another object.
Ex: I am next door to
McDonald’s