The Five Themes Of Geography Is The Study Of The Earth

What is geography, and why do we use it? Geography is the study of the Earth. We use it to understand the basic physical systems that affect everyday life. First, we need to learn all five themes of geography and what they mean. One of the five themes is

Location, which describes where a place is. My location right now is the

Jennings County High School. Location is important to learn because you have to know where you are or where you are going. Absolute location, or site, is a specific latitude and longitude coordinate. You will have to check a map for this kind of location. For example, my small town of North Vernon is,

Thirty-nine North and Eighty-five West. Those are the specific coordinates to

North Vernon. The next Location is Relative Location.

Using Relative location, is explaining a location using things that surround it. Now your buddy knows the location of where you are. Then, you can tell each other to meet up at lunch! That is another location that you both know. Location is very important and is just as important as the other five themes of geography. Place is another theme of geography. Place is pretty simple and people use the term all the time. Place describes the features that makes a site unique. An example for place is stalls and toilets are features that make a restroom unique. In a kitchen, a faucet and stove make it unique.

What makes a house unique is it has bedrooms, bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room, basement, and attic. Not all houses have all of that but some do. An amusement park is place and there a lot of things that make it unique. Such as rollercoasters, different rides, and lots of food places. Now, we have Region for our third theme. Regions are areas that share common characteristics.

Region is kind of like cities. Cities are organized areas with streets, public gathering spaces, and schools. Regions can be defined with