5 Themes

What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Climate, and Place
• Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place, and Location
• Place, Movement, Location, Region, and Human-Alien Interactions
• Absolute Location, Relative Location, Climate, Vegetation, and Movement 

The statement:  "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584° N, 2.2945° E," is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Movement
• Region
• Place
• Location

Relative location is:

• Latitude and Longitude
• Given by GPS
• a general location, not specific
• a specific place:

Absolute location is:

• general
• not used on GPS
• is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
• uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement

What is movement?

• Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
• Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Date Line

How can place be described?

• Place can be described by relative and absolute location.

• Place can be described by form and function.

• Place can be described by positive and negative human interactions.

• Place can be described by physical and human features.

Farmers have to clear and water land so crops can grow.

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Human-environment interaction

What are the imaginary lines on a map called that tell absolute location?

• Telephone lines

• Power lines

• Septic lines

• Latitude and Longitude