Other Facts
How many themes of geography? Acronym
MR HeLP/ MR LIP
The exact location using an address
Absolute location
Owen lives near the Clock which is near the QT
relative location
Lines around the globe running north to south
longitude
What are the two types of Place?
Human & Physical Characteristics
An organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence
Religion
Use of internet, sending text messages, sending mail
Movement
Mountains and Lake Michigan are an example of this theme of geography.
Place (Physical features)
Divides the globe in e/w hemispheres
Prime Meridan
The weather is hot or warm year round and has daily rain
Tropical Wet Climate
The study of the physical, biological, and cultural features on Earth’s surface
Geography
An area that reflects human feelings and attitudes
Perceptional Region
Building houses by destroying forests is an example of this theme of geography.
Human environment interaction
Lines running parallel to equator
Latitude
Made up of different places that are linked together and function as a unit
Functional Region
The process by which places change from interaction with other places and people over time.
Relocation Diffusion
The process by which places change from interaction with other places and people over time.
Diffusion
The Caribbean is an example of this theme of geography.
Region
Moderate temperature with some changes with seasons
Temperate
Areas around the deserts that have very little precipitation, has hot summers and mild to cold winters
semiArid Climate
The process by which places change from within over time.
Innovation
Three types of Region
Formal, Functional, and perceptional
Sharing a video of a speech made by a prominent leader on social media is an example of this theme of geography.
Movement (ideas)
Region is an area that is defined by _______________ characteristics.
common characteristics (or something similar)
A system of production and exchange of goods and services as well as allocation of resources in a society
Economic System