Themes of Geography

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What question does the theme "Location" ask?

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Where is it?

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On this map, which option describes the RELATIVE location of Texas? (Relative = in relation to things around it)

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Texas is north from Mexico and south from Oklahoma.

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On this map, which describes the ABSOLUTE location of Texas? (Absolute = identifying a precise spot)

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Texas is in the southern United States.

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What question does the theme Place ask?

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What is it like?

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What question does the theme Region ask?

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How are places similar or different?

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What question does the theme Movement ask?

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How do people, goods, and ideas get around?

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What question does the theme Human-Environment Interaction ask?

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How do people use and change the environment?

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What two things do we describe when we are describing PLACE (what is it like?)

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human and physical characteristics

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When describing Region (how are places similar or different?), what do we make sure to compare?

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human and physical characteristics of two places