WGU Geography Practice Questions and Complete Solutions

Five Themes of Geography Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region Relative location The position of a place in relation to another place indicated by such terms as nearer and farther, easier or more difficult to reach, between, and on the way or out of the way. formal region one that exhibits essential uniformity in one or more physical or cultural features, such as a climate type or language area state functional region one defined by interactions among places, such as trade or communication. The city of Chicago, for example, is a formal region, whose government covers the legal limits of the city's incorporation "metropolitan" region perpectual region (vernacular region) defined by widespread popular perception of their existence by people within or outside them It is well known to many, and yet its boundaries as shown on this map are only defined by common usage Human Environment Interaction People interacting with their natural surroundings Example: Building a bridge across the river Constructing houses along the river shore Transporting goods on ships on the river...