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Five Themes of Geography
'Five Themes of Planet Earth' Video
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Geography
9th Grade
09/05/2013

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What are the two types of locations?
Definition
The two types of locations are relative and absolute location.
Term
There is an imaginary grid on the earth, what are it's two components called?
Definition
It's two components are called latitude and longitude.
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Earth has physical features. What are the two types of physical features?
Definition
The two types of physical features are natural or human-made.
Term
Provide some examples of physical natural features.
Definition
Some physical natural features are weather, climate, wildlife, and resources.
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Sometimes, features are so unique, one can identify the ____ just by looking at the feature.
Definition
'Place.'
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People live almost everywhere on Earth, so we know we do 3 things to our environment. What are they?
Definition
Humans depend on, modify, and adapt to our environment.
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Give two examples of how people continuously move around the world. Hint, _mmigrate.
Definition
People move around the world continuously by immigration and emigration.
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As Christopher Columbus set foot in North America, out _______ began to change. With them, they brought different types of dress, dance, and even architecture.
Definition
'Geography'.
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In today's world, ____ travels across the globe faster than ever.
Definition
'Ideas'.
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As humans grow, ___ emerge.
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'Regions'.
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Name the 5 themes of geography.
Definition
The five themes of geography are location, place, humans/environment, movement, and region.
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