| Theme |
Description of Our Community |
| Location |
Position on the Earth’s Surface |
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Near what other geographical features (water, land features, natural resources, etc.): |
| Place |
Physical and Human Characteristics |
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(landforms, water bodies, climate, soil, natural vegetation, animal life) |
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(population density and composition, settlement and housing patterns, architecture, kinds of economic and recreational activities, transportation and communication networks, religious groups present, language, economic organizations, social groups, political organization) |
| Human/ Environment Interactions |
How Humans Interact with Their Environment |
- How do people modify or adapt to their natural settings?
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(shelter, clothing, food, ways of making a living, natural disasters, etc.) |
| Movement |
Humans Interacting on the Earth |
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(migration patterns to and from the community) |
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(transportation lines coming into and leaving the community, national/global interdependence of natural resources or finished goods) |
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(communication networks, schools and universities) |
| Regions |
An Area That Displays Unity in Terms of Various Criteria |
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- Geographical or landform type
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