5 Themes Of Geography Flashcards
Lines of latitude are east-west circles around the globe that are also called ____
Parallels
Geographers identify _______ location by using two imaginary lines around the Earth: latitude and longitude
Absolute
_____ Location explains where a place is by describing places near it
Relative
Victoria’s relative location is about 120 miles South east of____ The capital city
Austin
Place includes a locations _____ and _____ features
Physical
Human
Physical feature – you might say ___ or that _
Climate is hot
Land is hilly
Human feature-how many people_and the_they do
Live in a place
Work
The theme of human environment interaction stresses how people_, The physical characteristics of their natural surroundings and how their environment affects them
Affect their environment
From Turkey-for instance, because farms in Turkey receive little rain, farmers_
Irrigate the land
Movement helps explain how_,_, and_get from one place to another
People, goods, ideas
For example, when people from other countries came to the United States, they brought traditional_that enriched the American way of life
Food
A region has a unifying characteristic such as_,,, or_
Climate, land, population, history
For example, the Nile Valley region is a snake shaped region_
On either side of the Nile River
Give example of absolute location Using coordinates
Mount Saint Helens volcano
46° North, 122° west
Give an example of relative location Of Mount Saint Helens
Between Seattle and Portland