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What is relative location
A description of where something is located
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What is human characteristics
Used to describe the people of an area based on characteristics such as religion, language, and holidays
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What is depend on it, modify it, and adapt to it
Ways in which we interact with the environment
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What is human, information/idea, goods
Three (or four) ways in which movement is categorized
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What are regions
A way to categorize and chunk the world by using similar characteristics that unite people
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What is absolute location
Uses latitude and longitude to tell where someplace is at
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What is physical characteristics
Used to describe the people of an area based on characteristics such as climate, soil, wildlife, plants, and land features
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What is the Middle East
Region of the world that has a higher dependency on oil than any other export from that region
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What is information or idea movement
This type of movement mainly takes place over the internet, on T.V., or through mail, magazines, and newspapers
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What are Formal Regions
Regions defined by governments or have similar characteristics based on the people, production of goods, land, etc.
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What is the quator and prime meridean
Latitude and Longitude have two main lines that represent 0°
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What is Missouri
This state contains the gateway to the west, is known for it's BBQ, and has two major sports teams in two popular major leagues
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Who is the Once-ler
The character that caused all of the trouble in the Dr. Suess book "The Lorax"
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What is Facebook
A billion dollar a year social media site that people use to information about themselves and others
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What are Functional Regions
Regions based on a service that is provided, be it newspapers, cell phones, sewage, or even trash pickup
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What is North America
Continent located in a latitude/longitude with a North and West direction
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What is Bolivia
The country that has closed all of it's McDonald's because it was not popular enough
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What is recycling
One of the easiest ways to get involved in managing how you interact with the environment as you consume goods/services throughout the year
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What is Twitter
A social media site that spreads information faster than ever before with a limited amount of space
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What are Vernacular Regions
Regions that are based on the perceptions of a large group of people. Examples would include the Middle East, the South, and yes, even the ghetto...
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What is a map
Distorts the size of continents and is less accurate than a globe
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What is a politician
These people live on the shining beacon on the hill, are considered greedy and untrustworthy but also generous and likeable.
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What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The government agency that regulates the way in which people participate in this theme through business or other practices
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Who is Christopher Columbus
The man that many people claim is responsible for kicking off a large migration of people to the western hemisphere (the Americas) but whose importance is contested by scholars today
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Possible Answers: United States, Missouri, Raymore, RP School district, the Midwest, or more!
Three regions that we are currently in
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