5 Themes
This refers to an area's exact and unchanging location on the planet
Absolute
The ocean between North America and Asia
Pacific Ocean
30 degrees north, 52 degrees east would be an example of this type of location
Absolute
Earth
Adaptation
These types of factors describe why a person might LEAVE an area and move to a new area
Push factors
The southernmost continent on the globe
Antarctica
Latitude is measured in degrees north and south of this line
Equator
A compass rose indicates this
Which way is north
Humans needing food and water to survive is an example of this
Dependence
The character of an area as defined by its physical or human characteristics
Place
A region that surrounds a central point or center
Nodal Region
"New York City is west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of Washington D.C. and next to the Hudson River" is an example of this type of location
Relative
A person who is forced to leave a country and cannot return because of a real threat of danger or death
Refugee
Building the Suez and Panama canals are examples of this
Environment
The ocean between the United States and Europe
Atlantic Ocean
This line is considered to be 0 degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
A cartographer makes these
maps
Adaptation
An area that shares the same culture or the same language, or that might be unified by similar topography or physical characteristics could be referred to as this
a region
A region without defined, indisputable boundaries that may be defined differently by different people
Perceptual Region
A person's attachment, connection to, or perceptions about an area are called
Sense of Place
Movement of people (or animals) from one place to another
Migration
People building a dam or stocking a lake with new fish would be an example of this type of human/environmental interaction
Modification