The Earth is divided into the five themes of geography. It includes location, place, regions, movement, and human & environmental interaction.

Firstly, there are two types of locations, absolute and relative. An absolute location is a very specific location in terms of position on the globe, using altitude and latitude. A relevant location is more approximate and it depends on a first reference point.

Secondly, there are two types of places, physical landscape and cultural landscape. The physical landscape is created naturally, such as rivers , while the cultural landscape is created by humans, such as roads .

Thirdly, there are three types of regions; there is formal, functional and perceptual regions. A formal region is defined by the government or other structures, like cities, states, mountain ranges. A functional region is created for a specific activity, such as the tri-cities, garbage pick up and translink. A perceptual region reflects human feelings and attitudes about areas; they are based more on opinions rather than facts, such as North & South side of PoCo.

There is also movement which includes globalization. This is when the world starts changing; the fast movement of communication, including people’s ideas, objects, etc, takes place throughout the world.

Lastly, there is human and environmental interaction. It describes how the actions of people change the natural environment and how humans adapt to but also depend on the environment (industries, construction, roads, etc).

Port Coquitlam

Location:

Absolute- PoCo is located at  49.2625° N, 122.7811° W

Relative- PoCo is located south side from Coquitlam

Place: 

Physical Landscape- Fraser River, Pitt River, Coquitlam River, etc

Cultural Landscape- Gates & Central park, etc

Region:

Formal- Port Coquitlam is bounded with Coquitlam, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows, and Surrey.

Functional- SD43 has the tri-cities combined (Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody).

Perspective- Citizens of PoCo mentally divide the city into two parts, north & south side.

Movement:

Globalization- Terry Fox used to live in PoCo. The Terry Fox Run, named after him, spread cancer awareness throughout the country.

Human and Environmental Interactions:

Citizens build new roads and construct agriculture which is affecting the environment.