5 Themes of Geography

Learning objective number 1 was define place, location, toponym, site, situation, and regions. The definition of place is a specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic. Location is the position that something occupies on Earth's surface. Toponym is the name given to a place on Earth. Site is the physical character of a place. Situation is the location of a place relative to other places. Regions are an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics.

The second learning objective was identify and describe the 5 themes of geography. The 5 themes of geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region. Location is a particular place or position. There are 2 types of location: relative and absolute location. Location of a place is defined by longitude and latitude. Place is the physical and human aspects of a location. Each place in the world has it's own unique characteristics. There are physical aspects like land forms and humanistic aspects like culture. Human-environment interaction is the fact that nothing has had a greater effect on our planet than humans have. Humans have also achieved things that no other species has been able to accomplish. Human-environment interaction is split up into 3 aspects, dependency, adaptation, and modification. Movement is the translocation of human beings, their goods, and their ideas from one place to another. There are also 3 aspects of movement. One is studies of population immigration, emigration, and distribution in the countries of the world. Another is, the transportation of goods from one place to another. And lastly, movement of ideas. Region is an area on the planet that is composed of places with a unifying characteristic. A region is defined by its uniform physical or human characteristics. There are 3 types of regions: formal, functional, and vernacular regions. A formal region is a region who's boundaries are formally assigned. A functional region has a central point with defined areas around it. Lastly, a vernacular region is an area people believe is a part of their cultural identity.

The last learning objective was identify and describe the 3 types of regions used by human geographers. The 3 regions are formal, functional and vernacular regions. A formal region is a region who's boundaries are formally assigned. A functional region has a central point with defined areas around it. Lastly, a vernacular region is an area people believe is a part of their cultural identity. 

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