Unit 1 Vocabulary - 5 Themes of Geography (WMS 7th)

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Location

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Where something is.

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Absolute Location

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The exact location of a place measured in latitude and longitude.

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Relative Location

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Describes where something is by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another.

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Place

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All the cultural and physical features of a location.

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Physical Geography

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Landforms, climate, soil and resources. (Nature)

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Human Geography

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Culture: building, food, language, religion, etc. (Man-made)

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Religion

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Refers to the relationship that people have with anything that they consider holy or spiritual, such as their god or gods.

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Monotheism

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A belief in one god.

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Polytheism

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A belief in many gods.

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Government

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Comprises the processes, officials, and bodies that manage a society.