(SEM2Q1, AP) Themes of Geography

________ is the study of the ________’s surface concerned with what’s ________ and how people ________ with those things.

geography; earth; happening; interact

Most of the time, geography is confused with ________. Both involves the study of ________, but the latter is more on the planet’s origin and structure.

geology; earth

Geography comes from the ________ word, “________”, which means ________ about or ________ the ________. ________ is known as the father of Geography.

greek; geographia; writing; describing; earth; eratosthenes

The five themes in studying geography are: ________, ________, ________, ________ ________, and ________.

location; place; region; human-environment interaction; movement

________ refers to the specific ________ of a place. There are two ways to describe this: ________ location and ________ location.

location; position; absolute; relative

________ location is the ________ position of a place determined by intersection of the lines of ________ and ________ on the globe or map.

absolute; exact; latitude; longitude

________ location of a place can be determined by referring to places ________ it. It is categorized into ________ and ________.

relative; around; insular; vicinal

________ location refers to the location of a place that considers the ________ ________ ________ surrounding it. ________ location refers to the location of a place based on the ________ that border it.

insular; bodies of water; vicinal; landforms

________ can be described based on its ________ characteristics or ________ characteristics.

place; physical; human

________ characteristics refer to the natural ________ of a place. This includes the ________, ________, ________, and ________.

physical; environment; landforms; waterforms; climate; ecosystem

________ characteristics reflect the ________ of ________ in a place. It includes their ________, ________, etc.

human; behavior; people; language; religion

A ________ is an area on the planet with ________ characteristics. There are three types of this: ________, ________, and ________ or ________.

region; similar; formal; functional; perceptual; vernacular

A ________ region has boundaries that are clearly ________. It has similar physical or human characteristics.

formal; defined

A ________ region is organized around a ________ point linked by a well-developed ________ of transportation and communication.

functional; central; system

A ________ or ________ region is based on how people ________ perceive a place.

perceptual; vernacular; mentally

________ ________ usually answers, “How do humans relate to their environment?” It involves three aspects: ________, ________, and ________.

human-environment interaction; dependency; adaptation; modification

Discovering ways on how humans ________ on nature for a living is under ________.

depend; dependency

________ refers to how humans ________ their lifestyles to live in a new environment.

adaptation; change

________ is done when people ________ the environment to make it suitable for their lives.

modification; alter

________ refers to the ________ and ________ of the world’s popuation. Through this, people are able to explore a lot of places. Geographers also study here the transfer of ________ and ________ from one place to another.

movement; emigration; distribution; goods; resources

________ is a detailed study of ________ and ________ features of a place. It came from the Greek words, “________”, meaning “________” and “________” meaning “________”.

topography; natural; artificial; topos; place; graphia; writing