5 Themes of Geography

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What do we use to find absolute location? Options: latitude and longitude, the equator and international dateline, a GPS and an XLP, landmarks and distances

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latitude and longitude

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What question does the theme of place ask? Options: “What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”), Where is it?, How do people and the environment interact?, What do places have in common?

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“What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)

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How do we modify the environment?

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We build irrigation ditches, landfills, and dams.

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What is the question for movement?

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How do people and ideas get around?

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What theme of geography is described by asking 'What does it look like when you get there?' Options: Place, Location, Region, Human environment interaction

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Place

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What is the question for Region? Options: Where it is?, What does it look like when you get there?, What do locations have in common?, What do people do to the environment?

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What do locations have in common?

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What is the question for place? Options: What does it look like when you get there?, How do people get places?, What do locations have in common?, Where is it?

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What does it look like when you get there?

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Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

• Take a right on Man O'War BLVD and then a left at Walmart.
• My house is located at 80.00235 degrees north and 32.1774 degrees east.
• Turn right out of Hayes parking lot and then left at the big tree.
• Turn right at the second stop light and then stay straight for 3.2 miles.

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My house is located at 80.00235 degrees north and 32.1774 degrees east.

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This picture is an example of which theme of geography? Options: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement

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Human-Environment Interaction

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Region