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-5 themes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is absolute location? | The exact location of of a place. person or thing. For example longitude an latitude coordiantes, an address. city etc. |
| what is relative location? | Is teh approximate locaton to something in relation to another place. For example, Kiara sits near Kyla, the swimming pool is beside the skate park |
| What are the five themes of Geographical Inquiry? | Place Region Interaction of humans Movement Environment |
| Eastings | vertical lines on a topographic map running north/south increasing the further east they are |
| Northings | lines running on a topographic map horizontally(east/west) increasing the further north |
| AR | Area Reference...eastings given first, then the northings |
| Contour Lines | connect points at same height above sea level. The closer the contour lines the steeper the gradient. |
| Map of the world, topographic map | |
| Place | relative, absolute location and physical charcteristics |
| Regions | formal, functional and venercular |
| Interactions | How humans depend and adapt to the environemnt |
| Movement | movement of people, goods and ideas |
| Environment | How humans modify the environment |
| Topographic Map | shows varying shapes, heights and slopes using contour lines |