5 Themes of Geography

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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.

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Human-Environmental Interaction

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Areas that receive very little rainfall are called deserts.

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Region

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Texas is south of Oklahoma

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Location

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Hawaii is made up of islands, and it offers a variety of tourist attractions.

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Place

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Goods are shipped in large tractor- trailer trucks across interstate highways. What does this describe?

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Movement

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Maine has many different economic areas, including heavy forests and tourist areas.

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Region

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The country of Guam is at 13 degrees north latitude and 145 degrees east longitude. What is this an example of?

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Location

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One way to communicate information is to write letters to our friends and relatives. What does this represent?

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Movement

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The building of new houses on areas that had always been forests frequently makes it difficult for animals to find homes.

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Human-Environmental Interaction

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Swiss chalets and high mountains called the Alps are two of the ways we can identify the country of Switzerland.

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Place