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What is the first theme of Geography? Give an example.
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Location
ex. Chanhassen, Orange City.
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What are the two ways geographers describe location?
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Absolute location ; Relative location
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What is the difference between Absolute location and Relative location.
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Absolute location: is the exact place on earth where a geographic feature, such as a city, is found.
Relative Location: describes a place in comparison, to ther places around it.
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What is the second theme of Geography? Give an example.
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Place
ex.Rio de Janeiro once the capital of brazil lies on the western shore Guanabara Bay.
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What is the third theme of Geography?
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Region
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What are latitude lines? Give more info:
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Latitude lines: A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. ( FLATITUDE)
info: above equator (north latitude lines) below the equator (south latitude lines).
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What is the differnce between Location and Place?
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Location: Where is it?
Place: What is it like?
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Define: Prime Meridian
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Prime Meridian: is the imaginatry line dividing the earth east and west. (Up & Down)
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Functional Regions? Give an example.
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Oragnaized around a set of interactons and connections between places.
ex. a city and its suburbs; highways, bus lines etc move people from the suburbs to the city for jobs/activities.
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Perceptual Regions? Give an example.
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Region in which people percieve, or see the characteristics of the region in the same way.
ex. some pepe believe the midwest begins in hoio, others think in the iddle of illinois.
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Formal Regions: Give an example.
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Defined by a limited number of related characteristics.
Ex. Latin America, Europe, U.S and Canada, East ASia.
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