Five Themes of Geography
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Sk8bordgirl on October 21, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Absolute location | Exact coordinates. (Ex: I live on 181 Standwich Rd.*I live 240 N, 47 E Not Really ☺) |
| Relative location | Saying where something is in relation to something else. (Ex: I live next to _________. I live three miles away from _____.) |
| Human characteristics | Human made features (Ex: Parking Lot. Buildings) |
| Physical characteristics: | Natural features.(Ex: Mountains Rivers) |
| Humans adapt to the environment | <--- Says It All. (Ex: *Clothing, Type of Food/Diet, Shelter/Insulation, Altitude, Harvest Seasons) |
| Humans change the environment | <--- Says It All. (Ex: Houses, Roads, Landscaping,Lawn |
| Humans rely on their environment | People depend on the environment. (Ex: It will hopefully rain so that we don't have a drought.) |
| Human | How Humans Move Throughout The World --->Modes of Transportation. (Ex: Migration, Immigration) |
| Goods | Trade of Objects. (Ex: Monkeys ☺ Books) |
| Ideas | Trade of Ideas. (Ex: Letters, Blogs, Emails, Meeting People) |
| Formal | Area Defined by Political Boundaries. (Ex: Rye; NY; USA) |
| Functional | Areas Designed for a Purpose (Ex: Greenwich School District; Metro North Coverage) |
| Vernacular | General Terms Describing an Area; Shaped by Perceptions or Ideas. (Ex: "The South"; Mid East) |
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