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 * __ 1. Location __-** highlights how the geographical position of people and things on the Earth's surface affects what happens and why
 * Absolute Location provides a definite reference to locate a place(latitude/longitude)
 * Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places.
 * __Location Theory__ - a logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic activity and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated

__** 2. Human-Environment Interactions **-__ reciprocal relationship between humans and environment and how the human modifys to it

__** 3. Region- **__ an area on the Earth's surface marked by a degree of formal, functional, or perceptual homogeneity of some phenomenon
 * Formal Regions - are those that are designated by boundaries (Ex: cities, states, counties, and countries); they are clearly indicated and publicaly known
 * Functional Regions - a region deifined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it (connections)
 * Vernacular Regions - perceived regions, they have no formal boundaries (Ex: The "South", "North". and the "Midwest")

__** 4. Place **__- uniqueness of a location
 * __Two types:__**
 * 1) __Physical Differences__ - include mountains, rivers and wildlife and things that occur naturally
 * 2) __Human Differences__ - are things that have changed due to people, such as roads and buildings
 * **__Sense of Place__** - state of mind derived through the infusion of a place with meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occurred in that place or by labeling a place with a certain character
 * __**Perception of Place**__ - belief or "understanding" of a place that is developed through books, movies or media

__** 5. Movement **__- travel of people, goods and ideas from one location to another (Ex: America's westward expansion and immigration)
 * __** Distances :**__measurement of the physical space between two places
 * __** Accessibility :**__the degree of ease with which it is possible to reach a certain location from other locations; varies from place to place and can be measured
 * __** Connectivity :**__ the degree of direct linkage between one particular location and other locations in a transport network

** These themes can be answered using these questions: **
 * 1) __Location__: Where is it located?
 * 2) __Human- Environment Interactions__: What is the relationship between humans and their environment?
 * 3) __Region__: How and why is an area similar to another?
 * 4) __Place__ : What's it like there?
 * 5) __Movement__: How and why are areas connected to each other?

In addition to these themes--- __**Landscape**__ is a core element of geography it refers to the material character of a place, the complex of natural features, human structures, and other tangible objects that give a place a particular from.
 * Cultural Landscape : the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape (Ex:)
 * Sequent Occupance : the notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape

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