Thursday, 19 February 2015

5 Themes Part A

Place: Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is an example of a physical characteristic because it would be there regardless of humans. Humans did not create the Pacific Ocean. However humans are having an impact on the Ocean with regards to usage and pollution. Humans use the Pacific Ocean to travel through, to explore the mysteries of the deep and to fish. The Pacific is a place created by nature and is used by humans.

Movement: Phone.
The phone is an excellent example of movement in the world. This device was created to send information across the land without having to physically travel from place to place. Today, phones are used to exchange information to and from all corners of the world. It could be a student calling his family, businessmen discussing with their clients or even for NASA to call the International Space Station in space!!! The movement of information through phones has been instrumental in the advancement of technology in today's society.

Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
The absolute location for Vancouver is 49.2827°N and 123.1207°W. The relative location of Vancouver is connected to various landmarks and other places. Vancouver is about 972 km from the city of Calgary and 115 km away from Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia. Stanley Park is about 2 km from Vancouver and the nearest USA/Canada border crossing is around 54 km away. Both relative and absolute locations can be very helpful and accurate in finding a place.

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