Five Themes of Geography

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What is the definition of movement?

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The import/export of people, ideas and goods around the world

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Which of the following is an example of movement related to people? Cultural exchange of foods, music, games, and religion; Building roads and houses; Heat or air conditioning in buildings; forced migration due to conflict, disease or natural disaster

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forced migration due to conflict, disease or natural disaster

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Which of the following is an example of movement related to ideas? Options: The Midwest, The Cotton Belt, and Great Plains; Haiti is southeast of Cuba; Building dams on rivers; Cultural exchange of foods, music, games, and religion

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Cultural exchange of foods, music, games, and religion

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What is the definition of region?

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An area of the world that has common physical or human characteristics, such as the foods they eat

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Which of the following is an example of a region? Options: Exact coordinates: New Orleans 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W, The Midwest, The Cotton Belt, and Great Plains, Haiti is southeast of Cuba, The Rocky Mountains are in western North America

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The Midwest, The Cotton Belt, and Great Plains

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What is the definition of human-environment interaction?

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People adapt to, depend on and/or modify their environment

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Which of the following is an example of how humans adapt to their environment? Cultural exchange of foods, clearing trees for construction or farmland, wear heavy clothing in winter, Immigration.

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wear heavy clothing in winter

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Which of the following is an example of how humans modify the environment to meet their own needs?
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Living in the Midwest and Great Plains,
Find their country's absolute location,
Building dams and bridges on rivers,
Sharing their religion when they immigrate

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Building dams and bridges on rivers

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Which of the following is an example of how humans depend on their environment? Options: Using raw materials such as iron ore and coal in factories, Bringing extra layers of clothing on a cool day, Installing air conditioners or fans in windows during hot weather, Migrating to a new country during war

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Using raw materials such as iron ore and coal in factories

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What is the definition of location?

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Where a place is and how we find it