Quick Facts
The amount of themes of geography
Five (5) Themes
The 5 themes are used by these people
Geographers
2376 S. Home Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068 is an example of this theme of geography.
What are the three ways we describe a place?
Natural Environment, Built Environment, and Human/Cultural Features
What is Cultural Diffusion?
The Ripple effect or process where cultural beliefs, habits, languages, food, or technologies spread from one group to another.
How many types of Cultural Diffusion have we learned so far this year?
Five
The exact starting point or place of origin where a cultural idea, practice, or technology is first born is called _________
Cultural Hearth
Mountains and Lake Michigan are an example of this theme of geography.
Place - Natural Environment
People _______ the environment when they change it. For example, adding a highway.
modify
What is direct Diffusion?
Geographically close cultures mixing through daily contact, trade, or marriage.
The study of the world, it's people, and the landscapes they create
Geography
HEI looks at the relationships between ______________ and their environment.
humans and their environment
Building houses by destroying forests is an example of this theme of geography.
Human environment interaction - modify
People, goods, and _______ are examples of movement.
ideas
What is indirect Diffusion?
A description of where a point on Earth is
Location
What is the "Remix Dial" of Cultural Diffusion?
Stimulus Diffusion
The Pacific Northwest is an example of this theme of geography.
Region - perceptual
Your house address is an example of _________ location.
absolute
What is assimilation? Bonus 100 for formula.
A group completely gives up its original culture to fully merge and blend into the majority population (A+B=B)
In Human-Environment Interaction, humans can either _______ or _______ the environment.
What is adapt or modify on the environment?
A list of the 5 themes of Geography.
What are movement, regions, human-environment interaction, location, and place?
Sharing a video of a speech made by a prominent leader on social media is an example of this theme of geography.
Movement - Contagious Diffusion
South Korean pop music spreads to North American or European listeners via Youtube and Spotify rather than through direct physical migration is an example of___________
Indirect Diffusion
What is acculturation? Bonus 100 for formula.
When a group adopts some new traits from another culture but keeps their unique cultural identity, creating a blended experience (A+B=AB).