5 Themes of Geography Vocabulary

What is absolute location?

• Where a place is compared to another place.

• Where a place is as defined by latitude and longitude.

• The location of a star on a map.

• The location of oceans and continents.

What is relative location?

• Where a place is compared to another place.

• Where a place is as defined by latitude and longitude.

• The location of a star on a map.

• The location of oceans and continents.

"Explaining what a location is like or what kind of place it is" is the definition of Place.

• TRUE

• FALSE

"Explaining where a place is located" the is the definition of location.

• FALSE

• TRUE

What is the definition of Human-Environment Interaction?

• How & why places are similar, an area that has unifying characteristics.

• What a location is like or what kind of place it is.

• How the movements of ideas, people, and good impact the world.

• How humans have modified their environment to fit their needs.

What is the definition of Movement in the 5 themes of geography?

• How humans have modified their environment to fit their needs.

• How the movements of ideas, people, and good impact the world.

• What a location is like or what kind of place it is.

• How & why places are similar, an area that has unifying characteristics.

What is Region?

• How humans have modified their environment to fit their needs.

• How the movements of ideas, people, and good impact the world.

• How & why places are similar, an area that has unifying characteristics.

• What a location is like or what kind of place it is.

Physical characteristics are...

• The impact people have on a place.

• Words we can use to describe what the environment is like.

Human characteristics are...

• The impact peope have on a place.

• Words we can use to describe what the environment is like.

The Equator is...

• The center line of latitude.

• The center line of longitude.