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The Five Themes of GeographyGeography The study of people, their environments, their resources and the interactions among themThe Five Themes of Geography are 1. Location2. Place3. Human purlieu interaction4. Movement of People Goods and Ideas5. Region1. Location Where something is located on the Earths SurfaceRelative Location of Something in relation to something else (Ex A dramatics in relation to the street address)Absolute An exact location of something on the earths muster up using the lines of latitude and longitude.Longitude The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole. Latitude An Imaginary line joining points on the earths surface that are all equal distance north or south of the equator. It measures 0o on the equator and are parallel lines. 2. Place Is and area defined by its personal and/or human characteristics.A) Physical Features Things that would be in an area if humans never exited (Ex Wildlif e, Forest, Volcanoes, Mountains, Rivers, Oceans, Hills, Valleys, etc.)B) Human Features Thins humans build, create, or influence. (Ex Buildings, Crops, Cars, Roads, Cloths, Schools, Dams, Languages, Political Systems, Economic Systems, etc)3. Human Environment Interaction Two things can happen when humans interact with environment.A) People Change The Environment Need to make easier lifestyle. (Ex Roads, Buildings, Airports, Tunnels, Bridges, etc Hidden Cost are Created ab subprogram to the environment. (Ex Deforestation, Extinction, Overpopulation, Erosion, etc)People Adapt to The New Environment This includes Genetic Change The Eskimos body adapts to Alaska harsh cold by growing an extra layer of fat, they use sleds for transportation, live in igloos that are created using ice, and wear heavy cloth.African Tribesman use little to no clothing, no body fat due to the love because body fat weighs you down, and they are fast and agile to get away from danger.Chinese stir-fry coo king was developed because minimal fuel is needed. This was created to use the limited add together of fuel they had. 4. Movement of People, Goods, and IdeasPeople Migration People move for different reasons, an example would be Refugees (war), Economy, Climate, Food, Shelter, Religion, Persecution, Political Problems, and so on.Immigration People move into a country.out-migration People move out of a country.Goods Trade Products that can be bought or sold. Import Goods brought into a country.Export Goods that leave a country. Interdependence trust on other nations to provide goods which cant be produced in their own country.