Absolute Location (THEME)

Specified by coordinates (latitude and longitude)

Organized around a node or a focal point

five themes of geography

location,place,region,movement,human enviroment interaction

reflect feelings and images rather than objective data.

A reference map shows

Has many types of info, including cities, rivers, etc.

How people, goods, and ideas migrate around the world

A functional/nodal region is:

an area organized around a node/focal point

California is a formal region because

Its citizens are bound by the laws of the state

Scale in geography is

the area a space on the map corresponds to the real world

An area with unifying characteristics (climate, land, population, history)

The theme Human-Environment Interaction:

the way humans rely on, adapt to, & modify their environment

A perceptual region’s boundaries are

fuzzy because they allow for individual interpretation

What is Space in Human Geography?

The physical gap or interval between two objects

Relative Location (THEME)

Described in relation to other landmarks and routes

Shows a particular theme of a given territory

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What question is answered by the Location theme?
What kind of place is this?
Where are we?
Are you ready for some football?
How do humans and the environment affect each other?
2
These lines run Parallel to the Equator and are sometimes called lazy.
Lines of Latitude
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Linear
Lines of Mr. Kohm
3
Absolute Location (THEME)
How people, goods, and ideas migrate around the world
Specified by coordinates (latitude and longitude)
Described in relation to other landmarks and routes
An area that is defined by the physical and human characteristics within
4
Which reference material gives you detailed maps of all states and countries?
encyclopedia
thesaurus
almanac
atlas
5
Functional region
area people believe is there for cultural identity
Organized around a node or a focal point
always around a city
describes a regions area
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five themes of geography
placement,religion, enviroment, human buildings, shorelines
location,place,region,movement,human enviroment interaction
hotels, inns, motels, apartments, buildings
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Perceptual regions:
are not considered of any importance to geographers
define areas only as far as the eye can see
reflect feelings and images rather than objective data.
are more vigorously structured than other regions
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A reference map shows
Aren't used any more.
Has many types of info, including cities, rivers, etc.
Are used to find the results of an election
One set of data
9
Movement (THEME)
How people change, depend on, adapt to, and are shaped by nature
How people, goods, and ideas migrate around the world
Described in relation to other landmarks and routes
Specified by coordinates (latitude and longitude)
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These lines run east and west of the Prime Meridian. Also known as the long lines.
Parallel Lines
Lines of Zig-Zag
Lines of Swirly-doos
Lines of Longitude
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A formal region is synonymous with a(n)...
nodal region
political region
uniform region
perceptual region
12
A functional/nodal region is:
an area that people believe exists
none of the above
an area organized around a node/focal point
an area within which everyone shares one or more traits
13
California is a formal region because
The climate is the same throughout the state
It is in the USA
Everyone speaks the same language
Its citizens are bound by the laws of the state
14
Scale in geography is
a tool that tells you the distance on a map
a piece of lizard skin
the area a space on the map corresponds to the real world
a thing that tells you how fat you are
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Region (THEME)
Specified by coordinates (latitude and longitude)
An area with unifying characteristics (climate, land, population, history)
Described in relation to other landmarks and routes
How a place is different from other areas
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The theme of "--------" describes the characteristics of a location.
Human Environment Interaction
Region
Relative Location
Place
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The theme Human-Environment Interaction:
unifying characteristics to group locations together
the way humans rely on, adapt to, & modify their environment
the movement of people, places, and ideas
uses physical & human characteristics to describe a location
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A perceptual region’s boundaries are
fuzzy because they allow for individual interpretation
defined by political representation
determined by the transportation networks in an area
determined by uniform cultural characteristics
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What is Space in Human Geography?
Blue Footed Booby
Pong
Bad Bhabie
The physical gap or interval between two objects
20
Relative Location (THEME)
An area with unifying characteristics
Described in relation to other landmarks and routes
Specified by coordinates (latitude and longitude)
How a place is different from other areas
21
Reference maps
Physical
Political
None of the above
All the above
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Cultural geography is the study of human connection to...
religion
all of the above
economy
natural resources
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A thematic map...
Represents the political organisation of a territory
Shows a particular theme of a given territory
Shows important natural features
Shows important facts in history
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A thematic map
Is commonly used every day by drivers
Shows many types of data
Shows one variable or idea
Is not important to Human Geographers

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