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What are the 5 themes of Geography?

What are the 5 themes of Geography?. 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY. PLACE. MOVEMENT. Human-Environment Interaction. LOCATION. REGION. How has cartography changed over the centuries?. What is scale? How does it work? Give examples of when it gets bigger and smaller.

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What are the 5 themes of Geography?

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  1. What are the 5 themes of Geography?

  2. 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY PLACE MOVEMENT Human-Environment Interaction LOCATION REGION

  3. How has cartography changed over the centuries?

  4. What is scale?How does it work?Give examples of when it gets bigger and smaller.

  5. What are the different kind of projection maps?

  6. Robinson Map

  7. Mercator Map

  8. Azimuthal Map

  9. Goode-homolosine Map

  10. Mollweide Map

  11. What is G.I.S. and how does it work?

  12. What is Remote Sensing?

  13. Collection of data about the earth’s surface by satellite or other long distance methods.

  14. What is G.P.S.?

  15. The GPS system is in use in the U.S. includes two dozen satellites in orbit to give an exact location on the earth’s surface.

  16. What is the difference between site and situation?

  17. Site: the physical character of a placeSituation: the location of a place relative to another place

  18. Explain Longitude and Latitude.

  19. Latitude: the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator

  20. Longitude: the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object

  21. How many time zones are there and how do they work?

  22. What are the differences between a Formal, Functional, and Vernacular region?

  23. What is Globalization?Give examples of Globalization

  24. What is the difference between the following:Expansion diffusionHeirarchical diffusionRelocation diffusion

  25. What is the difference between Animate and inanimate power?

  26. Name the 3 predominate forms of fossil fuel.

  27. Which countries are the biggest producers and users of coal?

  28. Which country produces the most crude oil?Which country consumes the most crude oil?

  29. What is O.P.E.C. and how does it affect the price of oil?Which countries are members?

  30. Name countries that are major producers and consumers of electricity from nuclear power plants?

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