Five Themes of Geography Flashcards
1
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What is Region?
A
An area that is defined by one or more shared characteristics.
2
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What is Movement?
A
How and why people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another.
3
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What is Human-Enviorment Impact?
A
How people interact with the environment in both a positive and negative fashion.
4
Q
What is Location?
A
Answers the question “where is it?” in the world in one of two ways:
5
Q
What is Absolute Location?
A
Uses a grid system of lines (latitude and longitude) to pinpoint a place.
6
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What is Relative Location?
A
Describes a place in terms of its relation to other places and things around it.
7
Q
What is Place?
A
This theme describes the physical and human features of a given location.
8
Q
What is the acronym to remeber the Five Themes of Geography?
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