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What is the study of people, places, & things and how they relate to each other? geography. Name the 5 themes of geography. Location, place, regions, movement, & human-environmental interactions. What does G.P.S. stand for? Global positioning system What does G.I.S. stand for? geographic information system What does SONAR stand for? SOund, NAvigation, & Ranging Name the 3 types of locations. Absolute, relative, & hemispheric Name the 2 characteristics of places. Physical & Human characteristics Name the 3 types of regions. Formal, functional, & perceptual Name one good human environmental interaction. Recycling Name one bad human environmental interaction. deforestation or oil spills Thomas Baerwald - World Geography - Chapter 1

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