Themes of Geography
5 Themes of Geography: People and ideas go place to place
Movement
How we orient and organize spatial info in our heads. They can be continually changing and different based on each individuals experiences
Mental Map
Name the norm: a society’s web of cultural rituals, traditions and routines
Folkway
Areas with variable temperatures, seasons, grasslands, temperate forests, etc.
Mid Latitude Zones
The Henry Doorly Zoo is one of the top ranked zoos in the world, typically either first place or second place behind which other city's zoo?
San Diego Zoo
5 Themes of Geography: Where it is
Location
Shows natural features such as elevations, bodies of water, and forests
Physical Map
Name the norm: Breaking of this invokes procedures and judgements through legal institutions
Laws
Areas with high heat year round, tropical rainforests, deserts, etc.
Low Latitude Zones
The College World Series has been hosted by Omaha for many years. How many teams make it to the CWS each year?
Eight
5 Themes of Geography: What have humans done in the area?
HEI
Type of map that shows man made things, borders, etc.
Political Map
Name the norm: judgements that define wrong and right behavior, that allowed and the disallowed, what is wanted and not wanted within a culture
Morals
Areas with colder temperatures, little sunlight at times
High Latitude Zones
The Nebraska Cornhuskers were a dominant football program in the 1990s, and some fans wish for the glory days to return. What year did Nebraska win their last national championship?
1997
5 Themes of Geography: What is it like when you get there?
Place
Emphasizes a single theme/idea or a particular kind of info about an area
Thematic Map
Belief in one god
Monotheism
Dry, can be hot or cold, sandy, cacti
Desert
One of the richest men in the world was born and still lives right here in Omaha. What is his name?
Warren Buffett
5 Themes of Geography: What does the areas around a place have in common?
Region
Maps can't be exactly accurate due to what happening when putting the globe on a 2D surface?
Map Distortion
Belief in many gods
Polytheism
Rainforest
Nebraska is the only U.S. state that has a single, nonpartisan house of legislature. What do we call this system of government?
Unicameral