geography - ANS study of where people, places, and things are located and how they interact with each
other
The five themes of geography are... - ANS location, place, region, movement, and human-environment
interaction
geographer - ANS one who studies earth's natural environment and human socie...
Unit 1- Geography
geography - ANS study of where people, places, and things are located and how they interact with each
other
The five themes of geography are... - ANS location, place, region, movement, and human-environment
interaction
geographer - ANS one who studies earth's natural environment and human society
historian - ANS one who studies and writes about the past
archaeologist - ANS one who recovers and analyzes parts of the material culture of society or region,
such as artifacts, architecture, or biofacts
anthropologist - ANS one who studies humans--the origins and development of people, their societies,
and cultures
absolute location - ANS a place's position on the globe
latitude - ANS measures distance North and South of equator
longitude - ANS measures distance East and West of Prime Meridian
relative location - ANS place's position in relation of other things
, The latitude and longitude of Philadelphia is 39.9500° N, 75.1667° W. This is an example of what specific
theme of geography? - ANS absolute location
My house is two blocks away from my school. This is an example of what specific theme of geography? -
ANS relative location
place - ANS description of physical and human characteristics of a location
Southeast Asia consists of Vietnam, Cambodia, and a number of other countries. What theme is this an
example of? - ANS region
region - ANS group of places with at least one common physical or human characteristic
formal regions - ANS areas in which certain characteristics are found throughout the area, and there is
little room for interpretation
States, countries, cities, and climate zones, are an example of what type of region? - ANS formal
functional regions - ANS a central place and the surrounding places affected by it, linked with flow or
movement of something
The Amazon drainage basin or a newspaper route is an example of what type of region? - ANS
functional
perceptual regions - ANS defined by people's feelings and attitudes about areas, have no specific
borders and differ based on people's perceptions
The South of the Middle East are examples of what type of region? - ANS perceptual
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