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1 The Five Themes of Geography A tool geographers use to study the earth.

2 Texas is south of Oklahoma 1.Location 2.Movement 3.Place 4.Region 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

3 The Great Plains used to be a wide open area with no settlements or farms. Today towns and cities dot the Great Plains, and much of the land is used for farming. 1.Movement 2.Human- Environmental Interaction 3.Place 4.Region 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

4 Areas that receive very little rainfall are called deserts. 1.Movement 2.Place 3.Region 4.Location 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

5 Hawaii is made up of islands, and it offers a variety of tourist attractions 1.Location 2.Movement 3.Place 4.Region 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

6 Goods are shipped in large tractor- trailer trucks across interstate highways 1.Location 2.Movement 3.Place 4.Region 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

7 Maine has many different economic areas, including heavy forests and tourist areas. 1.Location 2.Place 3.Region 4.Human- Environmental Interaction 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

8 One way to communicate information is to write letters to out friends and relatives. 1.Movement 2.Place 3.Location 4.Region 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

9 The building of new houses on areas that had always been forests frequently makes it difficult for animals to find homes. 1.Human- Environmental Interaction 2.Place 3.Region 4.Movement 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

10 Swiss chalets and high mountains called the Alps are two of the ways we can identify the country of Switzerland. 1.Region 2.Location 3.Movement 4.Place 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

11 The country Guam is at 13 degrees north latitude and 145 degrees east longitude 1.Movement 2.Place 3.Location 4.Human- Environmental Interaction 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132


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