The five themes served as a framework upon which the content of geography can be taught and served the K-12 population until the national geography standards were published in 1994. Location may be absolute or it may be relative. These locations, whether relative or absolute, may be of people or places. East longitude Marshall Islands are 10 o 00' North latitude and 165 o 00' East longitude Relative locations are described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another and may associate a particular place with another.
Places have both human and physical characteristics, as well as images.
Physical characteristics include mountains, rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife, soil. Places have human characteristics also. These characteristics are derived from the ideas and actions of people that result in changes to the environment, such as buildings, roads, clothing, and food habits. The image people have of a place is based on their experiences, both intellectual and emotional. People's descriptions of a place reveal their values, attitudes, and perceptions.