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C255 - Western Governors University, Indiana - C255; Introduction to Geography

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C255 - GEOGRAPHY (OA FOCUSED) Five Themes of Geography - correct answer Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

Relative location - correct answer The position of a place in relation to another place

indicated by such terms as nearer and farther, easier or more difficult to reach, between, and on the way or out of the way.

formal region - correct answer one that exhibits essential uniformity in one or more physical or cultural features, such as a climate type or language area

state

functional region - correct answer one defined by interactions among places, such as trade or communication. The city of Chicago, for example, is a formal region, whose government covers the legal limits of the city's incorporation

"metropolitan" region

perpectual region (vernacular region) - correct answer defined by widespread popular perception of their existence by people within or outside them

It is well known to many, and yet its boundaries as shown on this map are only defined by common usage

Human Environment Interaction - correct answer People interacting with their natural surroundings


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