Five themes of geography

The five themes of geography are an American educational framework for teaching geography. Adopted in 1984 by the National Council for Geographic Education and the Association of American Geographers, the five themes were published in the NCGE/AAG publication Guidelines for Geographic Education, Elementary, and Secondary Schools. Most American geography and social studies classrooms have adopted the five themes in teaching practices.Shows the location and time ex.coordinates

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Location

There are two definitions for ‘Location’: Absolute location. The exact latitude and longitude of a place, and Relative location, the place in relation to another place. For example, the absolute location of Panama is 9° N, 80° W. The relative location of Panama is in between Colombia and Costa Rica.

Place

Place is the human and physical characteristics of a location. Examples of human characteristics are population, population density, and culture, and example of physical are climate, land masses, and average height above sea level.

Human Environment Interaction

This theme considers how humans adapt to and modify the environment. Humans shape the landscape through their interaction with the land; this has both positive and negative effects on the environment.

Movement

Movement is the travel of people, goods, and ideas to and from a place.

Region

Everything that borders or surrounds the location, how they interact, and how they are alike. For example, Mexico and Canada are in the same region as the United States, and they are all in North America.