GEOGRAPHY THEMES! Possible answers: Location-Absolute Location-Relative
Place-Physical characteristic
Place-Human(cultural) characteristic
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Region
PS: the picture is notes and definition on the themes, look at it!!
Questions
1. The pyramids of “Egypt” are among the oldest and most famous “archeological” sites in the world
2. Mumbai, India is "SOUTHEAST" of Islamabad, Pakistan and "NORTHWEST" of Jakarta, Indonesia
3. The "Key deer" is an endangered deer that lives only in the "Florida Keys." It is a subspecies of the white-tailed deer. It is the smallest North American deer.
4. Although bananas "originated in S. E. Asia", their cultivation "SPREAD WESTWARD"over the centuries and today they are a major crop of many Central American countries
5. Among the "characteristics shared" by many of the countries in Latin America are the Spanish "language" and the Roman Catholic "faith
6. Approximately 70% of the population of the Middle Eastern city of Dubai is comprised of "foreigners who have emigrated" from "other parts of Asia
7. The ancient INCAS of South America were highly advanced farmers who "built terraces on mountain slopes, thereby creating flat areas" on which to farm.
8. Considered one the world's most "beautiful buildings, India's TAJ MAHAL" was built by the 17th century emperor Shah Jahan to house the grave of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
9. Known as the "LUNGS OF THE PLANET," the Amazon Rainforest produces 20% of the world's "MUCH-NEEDED OXYGEN
10. The world's most popular tourist destination, Paris RECEIVES "millions of visitors" each year
11. The "government" of the United States is a "representative democracy
12. The Aswan High Dam was "built in part to prevent Egypt's Nile River from flooding
13. Mt. FUJI is Japan's tallest mountain