5 themes of Geography Bales
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lisarbales on September 23, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Human-env. interaction | how people affect the world around them and the world affects people in it |
| Location | where something is |
| Place | the physical and human features of a site |
| Movement | how people, goods and ideas get from one place to another |
| Region | an area that has a characteristic that makes it different from areas around it |
| absolute location | location using latitude and longitude or an exact address |
| relative location | location using words, such as "Lincoln is about 60 miles SW of David City" |
| North Pacific Ocean |  the ocean located at (20oN, 160oE) |
| physical features | climate, mountains, rivers are examples of |
| human features | buildings, cars, roads, foods, beliefs are examples of |
| December |  Which month has the lowest average temperature? |
| July | Which month has the highest average rainfall? |
| ways we affect the env. | planting trees, littering, conserving/wasting energy |
| ways the env. affects us | waters crops, storms damage property, provides warmth |
| ways people move | bikes, cars, run, walk |
| ways goods move | cars, trains, trucks, cargo ships |
| ways ideas move | e-mail, talking, phone, internet, writing |
| regions Nebraska is in | midwest, corn belt, tornado alley, Humid continental climate |
| location | David City is 30 miles west of Wahoo is an example of what theme? |
| place | There are two grocery stores in David City and the winters are very cold. This is an example of what theme? |
| movement | Most people and goods get around by cars, walking or bicycle in David City. This is an example of what theme? |
| region | David City is the in the southwest part of the state and part of the area called the Pioneer region. What theme is that an example of? |
| human-environment interaction | Good weather helps the local farmers grow their crops. Citizens littering can have negative affects. What theme is this an example of? |
| types of regions | time zones, climate, vegetation, landform are all types of |
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