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5 Themes Geography
Terms to know about the 5 Themes of Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Movement | What is moving and why? (people, ideas, & goods) |
| Migration | the moving from one country to another to permanently settle |
| Location | where is it? |
| Absolute Location | the exact location of a place on the earth's surface |
| Relative Location | the position of a place in relation to other places. |
| Place | features and characteristics that give an area its own identity or personality |
| Physical Characteristics | features made by nature (landforms, climate, plants, & animals) |
| Human Characteristics | features made by humans (language, religion, music, architecture, etc) |
| Human-Environment Interaction | The relationship linking people to their environment (how the environment impacts people and how humans impact the environment) |
| Region | Areas that share common characteristics |
| Adapt | people do this to feel more comfortable in their environment |
| Modify | people make changes to their environment so that it works better for them |
| Depend | people need something in their environment to survive |
| Push Factor | a factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region |
| Pull Factor | a factor that draws or attracts people to another location |