Five Themes of Geography

The five themes of geography are: Location, Place, Human Environmental Interaction, Movement, and Region. Austin, Texas can relate to all 5 of these themes. Location: Relative location is a place or object's location in relation to another places. Austin is located about 195 miles away from Dallas, Texas. Absolute location is the precise position of a place or object on a map. On a map of the U.S., Austin, Texas is located at 32W, 98N. Place: What a location is like. In Austin, the elevation level is 149 m, but this measurement slightly inconsistent, because there are so many hills. Human Environmental Interaction:How people interact with their surroundings. In Austin, we have irrigated flat land for farming in order to grow crops. Movement: How people, goods, and ideas are transported. Austin uses roads, train tracks, and other paths of transportation to deliver goods and people, and ideas can be transported through telephones, radios, or computers. Region: How an area is defined by common characteristics. Austin has the Colorado river running through it, as well as Lake Austin and Lake Travis. The most common language spoken in Austin is English.

Reflection on past 2 weeks: Recently, I have been trying to get more into the school routine. I have been very swamped with Debate and Soccer, and I had little free time. Probably as a result from all of my stress, I am now sick with a 103 fever..very convenient. Other than that, I have just been trying to relax and enjoy my high school experience.