Themes
What are the Five Themes of Geography?
Wha is Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
What is a division of the world into manageable units for geographic study that have characteristics that unify the area.
What is a Region
Mountains, rivers, beaches, climate, animal life, plant life, hot, fertile, forested, etc.
What is Physical Characteristics
Absolute Location
What are the two types of Location?
What is a region designated by official boundaries(cities, states, counties, countries) that are clearly indicated and publicly known.
What is formal regions
Tool to illustrate physical characteristics of a location
Topographical Map
A place with respect to it's environment and its connection to other places
Relative Location
What are the two characteristics of Place?
What is physical and human characteristics.
What is defined by connections.
Functional Regions
Human-designed cultural features of a place
What is Absolute Location
What are the aspects of Human-Environment Interaction?
What is human adaptation and the modification of the environment?
What is perceived regions with no formal boundaries but are understood in mental maps of the world. Ex: "The Midwest"
What is Vernacular Regions
Features including land use, architectural styles, forms of livelihood, religious practices, political systems, common foods, local folklore, means of transportation, methods of communication.
Human characteristics
A home might be located 1.3 miles from the Atlantic Ocean
What is Relative Location