5 Themes of Geography Flashcard

Front

What is movement?

Back

Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another.

Front

What is location?

Back

Tells us where people and places are.

Front

Latitude lines run

Back

East/West

Front

Longitude lines run _________.

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North South

Front

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which? Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement

Back

Human-Environment Interaction

Front

People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which? Options: Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Absolute Location, Relative Location

Back

Movement

Front

The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which? Movement, Absolute Location, Relative Location, Place

Back

Relative Location

Front

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.

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Region

Front

Where is it exactly on the Earth?

Back

Absolute Location

Front

Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...

Back

Absolute Location