Geography Review October 2016 – Flashcards
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Five themes of Geography
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Location, place, human environment interaction, region, and movement
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Location
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The position of a place, person or thing on the Earth's surface
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Absolute Location
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Using latitude and longitude to give you exact position
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Relative Location
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Using places and landmarks around you to give your location
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Place
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An area defined by everythin in it that distinguishes from other places (weather, language, culture, landforms, plants, animals, and history)
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Human Environment Interaction
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The relationship between people and their environment. What natural forces affect people, and what people adapt and change.
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Region
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An area that is defined by certain similar characteristics
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Movement
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People, product, information and ideas move from one place to another, locally or globally. Internet has accelerated movement and events can be known almost immediately.
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Landmark
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An object or feature of a landscape or town that can be seen and recognized from a distance and enables someone to establish their location.
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Three landmarks of El Salvador
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1. Lago Coatepeque 2. Parque Bicentenario 3. Volcan Izalco
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Absolute Location of El Salvador
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13.7942 N, 88.8965 W
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Relative Location of El Salvador
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southern part of North America, Central America Political region, betwenn Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Coastiline on the Pacific Ocean only.
