FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY The theme is associated with:

(1) Toponym a place name, especially one derived from a topological feature
- An educational tool for teaching geography
(2) Site an area of the ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed;
- Adopted in 1984 by the Association of American Geographers
description of the features of the place
- Developed by the National Geographic Education
(3) Situation the location and surroundings of a place; environmental condition
- Provides framework for the presentation of geographic materials
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iii. Human/Environment Interactions: Shaping the Landscape
i. Location: Position on the Earths Surface (Absolute Relative)
What is the relationship between humans and the environment?
Where is it?
Describes how people interact with the environment and how the environment responds
Every point on Earth has a location. Location can be describes in two different ways:
Three key concepts:
(1) Absolute location identified as a grid coordinate on the surface of the earth;
(1) Dependency the natural environment is made up of living things and non-living
described by latitude and longitude
things; humans depend on the natural environment for their basic needs: food,
Example: the coordinated of Albany, New York are 42.6525N, 73.7572
shelter, clothing
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(2) Adaptation humans have settled in virtually every corner of the world by
(2) Relative location described by where it is compared to something else; it is the
successfully adapting to various natural settings; the ways people chooses to adapt
relationship of a place to other places
to their settings reflect their economic and political circumstances and their
Example: Albany, New York is roughly 150 miles north of New York City
technological abilities
(3) Modification people modify their environment to meet their needs; for example,
ii. Place: Physical and Human Characteristics
they build dams, plow and irrigate fields, dig mines, and build houses, schools, and
What is it like there?
shopping centers on land
Considers the characteristics that make one place different from all other places on
earth
iv. Movement: Humans Interacting on the Earth
Two characteristics of a place:
How and why are places connected with one another?
(1) Physical characteristics makeup of the places natural environment and are
Refers to the translocation of human beings, their goods and their ideas from one place
derived from geological, hydrological atmospheric, and biological processes;
to another, or political events
includes landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal
(1) Movement of human beings deals with studies of population immigration,
life
emigration, and distribution in the countries of the world
(2) Human characteristics come from human ideas and actions; includes bridges,
(2) Movement of goods study of human trade
houses, and parks; also includes land use, population density, language patterns,
(3) Movement of ideas interchange of ideas between nations that allows unifaction
religion, architecture, and political systems
of the human civilization and promotes its growth and prosperity
 v. Regions: How They Form and Change PHILIPPINES
How and why is one area similar to another? Location
Defined as an area with unifying characteristics Absolute location: 13N and 122E; located on the continent of Asia; in the northern
Can be defined by its uniform physical characteristics (landforms, climate, soil, natural and eastern hemisphere
vegetation) or human characteristics (economic, social, political, and cultural) Relative location: Southeastern Asia, it is an archipelago between the Philippine Sea
Three types of regions: and the South China Sea, East of Vietnam
(1) Formal region a region whose boundaries are formally defined; for example,

metropolitan cities, districs, provinces, countries, and continents can be regarded
as a formal region that is unified by a common political entity
(2) Functional region usually encompasses a central point with defined boundaries
and the area around it is connected via well-developed network of transportation
and communication systems that facilitates movement within that system
(3) Vernacular region places bound by an imaginary border; physical maps do not
formally define boundaries of such regions
References:
http://www.worldatlas.com/the-five-themes-in-geography.html
https://www.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/TeacherEd/FacultyStaff/betts/Handouts/PD
Fs/Five%20Themes%20of%20Geography.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_themes_of_geography
http://maps.unomaha.edu/workshops/career/fivethemes.html
Place
Physical features and landforms: mostly mountain with narrow to extensive coastal
lowlands.
Climate: has tropical maritime climate and it is usually hot and humid all year. There are
three seasons: the hot season, the rainy season, and the cool dry season.
The capital city is Manila and the three biggest cities are Quezon, Manila, and Caloocan.
Home to thousands of flowering plants and ferns. Forest cover of the land area.
There are more than 200 species of mammals, more than 50 species of bats, and
hundreds of species of birds.
Lowest elevation: Philippines Sea (0 m); Highest elevation: Mount Apo (2 954 m)
Housing: with less financial possibilities, the architecture and construction materials
are more simple. Wooden planks, board, bamboo, and straw material for traditional
houses.
Population: 105 720 644 (2013 est.)
Languages: official languages are Filipino and English
Customs and traditions
Human/Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions