Human Geography: Basics

Which is not one of the 5 themes of geography?

• Human environment interaction

• Space

• Movement

• Place

Studying what happens, where it happens, and why it happens in that place...

• The spatial perspective

• Diffusion

• Connectivity

• Spatial interaction

Examples include roadways, railways, airports, and communication infrastructure...

• Spatial interaction

• Connectivity

• Diffusion

• Pattern

Relationships and connections between different locations on the globe...

• The spatial perspective

• Connectivity

• Spatial interaction

• Diffusion

A process of increasing interconnection and interdependence between people around the world...

• Spatial interaction

• Connectivity

• Diffusion

• Globalization

The level of society being studied...

• The spatial perspective

• Scale of analysis

• Globalization

• Diffusion

The exact latitude and longitude at which a place can be found...

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Echo location

Describing where something is by comparing it to other nearby land features...

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Echo location

The geographic area in which we spend most of our time day to day...

• Mind Map

• Relative location

• Activity space

• Absolute location

The physical characteristics of A location such as its topography, vegetation, and water resources

• Situation

• Site

• Absolute location

• Relative location