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UCO urban geo exam 1
five themes of geography
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Geography
Undergraduate 2
09/19/2012

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five themes of geography
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1) location
2) place
3) human-environment interaction
4) movement
5) regions
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two types of location
Definition
absolute and relative
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absolute location
Definition
mathmatical coordinates that pinpoints location
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relative location
Definition
description of where a place is located in relation to other things
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place
Definition
description of what a location is like. physical and cultural chareristics. very subjective
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human-environment interaction
Definition
change that occurs from people interacting the environment and the environment impacting people
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immigration
Definition
person or group arrives in a new country
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emmigration
Definition
person or group exits a country
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in-movement
Definition
person or group arrive at a new location inside the same country
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out-movement
Definition
person or group of people leave a country
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what three types of movement are there?
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of people
of goods
of intangebles
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movement of goods
Definition
product or commodity being moved
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movement of intagngables
Definition
things we cannot see ex. ideas, disease
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regions
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tools geographers use commonly. breaks the world down into more manageable units. very subjective. an area that shares common characteristcs.
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an area that shows common characteristics
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regions
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