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Geography Themes-6th
5 Themes of Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Location (question) | Where is it? |
| Absolute location (definition) | The exact spot of a place on the earth's surface. No 2 places on Earth has exactly the same location. (Ex: the city of Atlanta, GA is located at one place and one place only - no other place is located there, a street address) |
| Relative location (definition) | Where a place is , compared to on or more other places. (Ex: Atlanta is northwest of Miami, FL. and southwest of New York City.) |
| Place (question) | What is it like? |
| Place (definition) | All of the characteristics that give an area its own special quality. |
| What are some examples of "place"? | Physical features such as mountains, waterways, climate, and plant or animal life. Also, human characteristics, such as language, religion, and architecture. (ex: moss filled trees and winding roads, city with tall buildings) |
| Human/Environment Interaction (question) | What is the relationship between people and their surroundings (or environment)? |
| What are some examples of ways in which humans interact with their environment? | Landforms, waterways, climate, and natural resources have sometimes helped and sometimes hindered human activities. (ex: building a bridge, irrigation) |
| How have people responded to their environment, or natural surroundings? | Sometimes people have adjusted to (adapted to) it and at other times they have changed it to meet their needs. |
| Movement (question) | How to people in one area relate to people in other areas? |
| Movement (decription) | Throughout history, people, idea, goods, and information have moved from place to place. This has brought the world's people closer together. It links people and places together. |
| Transportation (definition) | the movement of people and goods (has increased the exchange of ideas and cultures)(ex: trucks transporting fruit from Florida to Ohio) |
| Communication (definition) | the movement of ideas and information (has allowed people to find out what is happening in other parts of the world) (reading a foreign newspaper) |
| Region (question) | What common features bring geographical areas together? |
| Regions (purpose) | Used by geographers to organize the world. |
| Regions (definition) | An area that is defined by common features. |
| What are 2 ways regions can be defined? | Physical features (ex: mountains and rivers) or Human features (ex: religion, language, or livelihood) |
| Formal Regions (definition) | Designated by official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries. For the most part, they are clearly indicated and publicly known. |
| Functional Regions (definition) | Defined by their connections. For example, the circulation area for a major city area is the functional region of that paper. |
| Vernacular Regions (definition) | Perceived regions, such as "The South," "The Midwest," or the "Middle East;" they have no formal boundaries but are understood in our mental maps of the world (ex: the Bible Belt, Southeastern United States) |
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