5 themes of geography Flashcards
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Location
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“Where is it?”
Includes absolute location (latitude and longitude) and relative location.
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Place
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Answers the question “what is it like there?”
Describes the land, soil, water, weather, and plant and animal life.
Includes people’s activities.
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Human-environment interaction
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“What is the relationship between people and their environment?”
Desirable and undesirable features of a place.
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Movement
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“How are people and places connected?”
Immigration, emigration, and the reasons why people move from place to place.
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Region
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The way geographers divide the world into areas based of physical features. For example: Illinois’ corn-hog-cattle belt.
Two types of regions: uniform regions and functional region
