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5 T HEMES OF G EOGRAPHY How do we begin to study this big world?
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L OCATION Absolute – Where a place is located exactly Longitude/Latitude GPS Address Relative – Where something is located in relation to somewhere else North/South/East/West “right by…”, “near…”, “across from…”
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P LACE Physical Characteristics Landforms, weather, animals, plants, climate, natural resources, water… Whatever Mother Nature put there Human Characteristics Culture, buildings, language, religion… Whatever describes the human activity
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R ELATIONSHIP How people relate to the environment How People: Use the environment Affect the environment Are affected by the environment
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MOVEMENT How do people from one place interact with people from another? Involves movement of… People Information Ideas Goods Services
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R EGIONS Classification 1 Physical Landforms Climates Vegetations Soils Cultural Language Religion Lifestyle Politics Industry Classification 2 Formal – one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas Functional – different areas linked together and function as a unit Perceptual – reflect human feelings and attitudes Defined by common characteristics Can be classified in two ways:
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