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22 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 themes of geography?
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Location, Region, Place, Movement, Human Environment Interaction
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What is location?
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Describes where a place is
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Give 2 examples of location?
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Relative and Absolute
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What is Relative location?
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Where something is in relation to its surroundings
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What is Absolute Location?
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Exact Coordinates ( Latitude, Longitude, Prime Median, Equator, Hemispheres )
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What is place?
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Describes the Feature and characteristics of a location
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Give to kinds of characteristics of a place
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Physical Characteristics, and Human Characteristics
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What is Region?
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Divides the world into smaller areas based on common or unifying characteristics
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Give examples of human characteristics
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population, language, customs, government, and industries
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Can you name 3 different kinds of Regions?
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Formal, Functional, and Vernacular
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What is Formal Regions?
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Regions that designated by official boundaries such as cities, counties, states, or countries.
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What is Functional Regions?
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Regions tied together by proximity to a business or service area.
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What is Vernacular Regions?
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Areas popularly perceived as regions such as " The South", "The Middle East", the Great Plains, or the Midwest
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What is Human- Environment Interaction?
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All human activity which impacts the environment in any way ( Ex: cutting down trees, paving, using natural resources, planting crops, polluting, building a dam)
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What is Movement ?
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Deals with travel of people, goods, culture, and ideas from one location to another
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Can you give 2 examples of movement?
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Movement of goods/ products , and Movement of Ideas/ Culture
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Examples of Movement of Goods/ Products are ?
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Plains, Ships, Trucks, Railroads
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Examples of Movement of Ideas/Culture are?
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People(Moving from region or country to another , soldiers stationed abroad) Transmitting(T.V., Radio, Internet, Cell Phones), and Education(Colledges , and Universities)
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What is push factors?
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The natural , social, cultural, and economic factors that make people want to leave a certain location
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Some Examples of Push factors are?
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Unemployment, High Crime, Poor Schools/Educations, High Taxes, Oppressive Government , and Bad / Abusive Family
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Examples of Pull factors are?
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Plentiful good/high paying jobs, low crime, freedom, Lifestyles Issues, Great Schools/Education, Low Taxes, Lower cost of living, Close to Family
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What is pull factors?
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The natural , social, cultural, and economic factors that make people want to move to a certain location
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