Theme Of Geography: Place, Movement, And Human-Environmental Interaction

This article ties to the three of the five theme of geography: Place, Movement, and Human-Environmental Interaction. An example of place is when the author states that the town of about 8,000 people is home to the so-called Cushing Hub, a sprawling tank farm that is among the largest oil storage facilities in the world (Wines). This statement is describing what Oklahoma is like. Movement occurs when the article says that the rupturing of the storage units and pipes could disrupt the flow of oil to refineries nationwide (Wines). This means that oil is traveling, or moving, all over the country, whether that it be shipped or flowing underground, and could potentially be stopped. Finally, a specific relation to Human-Environmental Interaction