Geography and its Themes

Geography is the study of Earth and its physical features. It is the study This includes its landscapes, peoples, places, and environments. In the study of geography, there are five themes; location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. Location refers to the particular place or position. There are two types of location: absolute location and relative location. Absolute location is often identified as a grid coordinate on the surface of the Earth. Also, finding absolute location is the starting point for geographic research. In addition, relative location is the relationship of a place to other places. An example of relative location is “twenty minutes away, near the bank.”The location can be defined by the place’s

Place is associated with toponym, site, and situation. Toponym is the name of the place, site is the description of the features of the place, and situation is the environmental conditions of the place. Every place in the world has its own characteristics. The places landforms, hydrology, biogeography, pedology, etc., is different from all the other places, and its patterns of human habitation is also different. The place’s human characteristics are defined by the nature and size of its human population, the distinct human cultures, their ways of life, etc. The word “place” helps geographers compare and contrast two places on earth. Place considers the characteristics that make one place different from all the other places on Earth. We describe a place by two kinds of characteristics; physical and human. The physical characteristics of place are its natural environment, and are derived from geological, hydrological, atmospheric, and biological process. They are landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life. Also, the human characteristics of a place come from human ideas and actions. These include bridges, houses, and parks. In addition, the human characteristics of a place also include land use, density of a population, language patterns, religion, architecture, and political systems. The theme of place helps geographers understand information about location. The themes of location and place provide a basis for observation in geography. An example would be some places have mountains, while others have desert