Wiki Page, A3: World Geography and Civilizations, term 1-1: Themes of Geography

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Location

absolute location = exact location, measured by longitude and latitude or address

relative location = where a place is located in relation to other places

Place

physical features (landforms, vegetation, and climate) and human characteristics (population, languages, customs, beliefs, economy, politics, architectural styles).

Relationships

Interactions between humans and environment

Movement

How do ideas, information, people, products move from one place to another?

Regions

Geographers divide large areas into smaller parts. These smaller parts are called regions. A region is a group of places with at least one common characteristic.

Formal regions = areas in which a certain characteristic is found throughout the area.

Functional regions = consist of one central place and the surrounding places affected by it.