Teachers, save “Mesopotamia & the Five Themes of Geography” to assign it to your class.

Use your map as a base image to add examples of each of the five themes of geography as they pertain to Ancient Mesopotamia. location: absolute = exact (long/lat, degrees), relative (relate to person or place) place: physical characteristics, climate, flora& fauna, geographic land forms, human characteristics: population density, religion, language, clothing, food human environment interaction: dependence, modification, adaptation, movement: human, merchandise, ideas, cultures (languages & philosophies) region: (has unifying features) political, physical, cultural,