The 5 themes of

Geography
What are they?

Location
Where is it?
Absolute
o 43 degrees north
o 85 degrees west

Relative

o Grand Rapids is east

of Spring Lake

Place
What is it like there?
Grand rapids is
famous for Art Prize

Human Environment Interaction

How do humans change
their environment?
Big cities like Grand
Rapids often have
lots of buildings and
roads built by
humans.

Movement
How did people and
ideas move from one
place to another?
West michigan has
many people with
Dutch descent.

Region
What are the defining
characteristics of the
area?
Midwest Region
Midwest accent
The Great Lakes