Five Themes of Geography

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Why do geographers use the five themes of geography?

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It helps them to organize information, study places, and answer questions about geography.

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What are the two types of location?

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Absolute and Relative

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Which of the following is a definition for absolute location?

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An exact location

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Name That Theme: Hawaii is made up of islands, and it offers a variety of tourist attractions.

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Place

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What is the definition of place?

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Describes characteristics of a location

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What is the definition of human-environment interaction?

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How humans adapt to or change the environment

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Name That Theme: My friend in North Jersey cheers for the New York Jets.

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Region

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Which is NOT a formal region? Options: The Tropics, Central America, Latin America, Hollywood

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Hollywood

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What is the definition of region?

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Areas of the Earth defined by similarities and differences

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Name That Theme: One way to communicate information is to tweet it to your followers.

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Movement