Flvs 02.01 the Five Themes of Geography

Location:

1. Describe where you live in relative terms. Give at least five different points of reference. For example: I live in Orlando so, relatively speaking, Orlando is north of Miami. Orlando is east of the Gulf of Mexico. Orlando is in the central portion of the state of Florida, etc.

I live in Rochester so, relatively speaking, Rochester is North of Exeter, South of Conway, East of Concord, West of Ogunquit, ME and Rochester is in the Southeastern portion of the state of NH.

Place:

2. Walk around your community and describe the bodies of water, the land, street system, etc. Describe the physical attributes of your community. Do you live in the city or in a rural area?

Rochester is a city in NH. The city has a total area of 45.8 square miles, of which 45.4 square miles is land and 0.3 square miles is water. The streets all have names instead of numbers. Besides the main downtown part of Rochester, there are two other communities within the city limits. East Rochester is located near the northeast border of the city, next to the Salmon Falls River, and Gonic is located south of downtown on the Cocheco River.

Movement:

3. How do people move around in your community? (train, boat, cars. bikes, etc.)

People move around in my community by cars, bikes, bus and small boats on the rivers for fun.

Region:

4. What region of the country do you live in? Example: The northeastern part of the United States of America, if you are located in Boston, Massachusetts.

The region of the country I live in is the northeastern part of the United States of America.

Human Environmental Interaction:

5. How do people interact? Where do people gather in your community? What has man done to make your area more inhabitable for modern man?

People interact in my community by face to face conversation, through telephone calls, texts, email and post mail. People gather together in church, at the library and restaurants. Younger community members gather at school...