5 Themes of Geography Vocabulary
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What is Human Environment Interaction?

  • An area defined by unifying characteristics
  • The study of the Earth's surface and organisms
  • Half of the Earth
  • The changes humans make to their environment and how humans adapt to the environment (correct)

    • What does Geography study?

  • The Earth's surface and organisms (correct)
  • Human interactions with the environment
  • The exact location of places
  • Imaginary lines around the Earth

    • What is a Region?

    An area defined by a unifying physical or human characteristic.

    What is Place?

    <p>The specific human and physical features of a location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Absolute Location?

    <p>The exact location of a place described by global coordinates or address.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Relative Location?

    <p>The location of a place in relation to other locations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Environment?

    <p>The area surrounding a location including water, land, climate, plant-life, animal-life, and people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

    <p>Movement, Region, Location, Human Environment Interaction, Place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Longitude?

    <p>The distance measured east to west of the Prime Meridian.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Latitude?

    <p>The distance measured north and south of the equator.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Prime Meridian?

    <p>The meridian designated at 0° longitude.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Equator?

    <p>An imaginary line dividing the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Hemisphere?

    <p>Half of the Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Movement?

    <p>The way people, products, information, and ideas move from place to place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Human Environment Interaction

    • Refers to how humans change their environment and adapt to it.

    Geography

    • The scientific study of Earth's surface, organisms, and their environmental interactions.

    Region

    • Defined by a unifying characteristic, either physical or human; e.g., Midwest, Rocky Mountain Region.

    Place

    • Encompasses specific human and physical features of a location; e.g., oil fields in the Middle East (human feature), predominantly desert landscape (physical feature).

    Absolute Location

    • Describes a precise location using global coordinates (longitude and latitude) or a formal address.

    Relative Location

    • The position of a place compared to other locations; emphasizes spatial relationships.

    Environment

    • Surroundings of a location, including water, land, climate, flora, fauna, and human inhabitants.

    5 Themes of Geography

    • Acronym MR.LIP summarizes key themes:
      • Movement
      • Region
      • Location
      • Human Environment Interaction
      • Place

    Longitude

    • Measures distance east to west from the Prime Meridian; represented by meridian lines.

    Latitude

    • Measures distance north and south of the equator; represented by parallel lines.

    Prime Meridian

    • The reference meridian at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, serving as a global reference point.

    Equator

    • Imaginary line halfway between the poles, defining the latitude of 0° and splitting the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

    Hemisphere

    • Half of the Earth; includes:
      • Northern and Southern Hemispheres
      • Eastern and Western Hemispheres

    Movement

    • Describes the flow of people, products, information, and ideas across different locations.

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