five themes of geography movement and region. movement why do people move from one place to another?...
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Five Themes of Geography
Movement and Region
Movement
• Why do people move from one place to another?– What is that called?
• What role do resources play in movement?
Trade
• The movement of goods between areas.– Two types• Imports• Exports
• We all trade things on a daily basis. What types of things do you trade?
Ideas
• Communication systems– Many types
• Old days– Messenger, missionaries, letters, passenger
pigeon• Today– IM, Facebook, Myspace, TXT• Instantaneous communication and gratification
Interdependence
• The dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world.– Examples:_____________________
• Sharing
• How does this affect culture?
Region
• An area with unifying characteristics– Can be political, economic, religious, physical, or
cultural.– Contries can be defined in more than one region• Ex – Pakistan is in SE Asia physically, Third World
economically, and the Muslim Cultural region.