General Questions
Where do you look to find out what symbols mean on a map?
Legend/Key
When someone relocates because of war, job opportunities, or other reasons.
Movement
How goods, ideas and people get around the earth
Movement
an area that has one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas
region
a spherical model of the planet
globe
What part of the map shows us which way is North, South, East or West
Compass
What theme describes where something is?
Location
Stephen is looking at a map of the United States. He identifies where Chicago, Illinois is by finding its longitude and latitude
Absolute Location
a flat drawing of part of earth's surface
map
physical geography
What part of the map helps us to determine how far one place is from another
scale
this theme tells how people use land, water, climate, animals and plants for their benefit
Human environment
Alexandra is driving to school one day and notices that there is a new bridge being built. According to the sign she passes, the bridge will help reduce traffic and therefore, once the bridge is complete, her trip to school will take less time.
Human Environment Interaction
a part
element
the study of weather and what causes it
meteorology
If you do not know all five themes of geography, what clue will help you to remember
This theme describes an areas landscape or climate to give its own character.
Place
Selena missed school on Thursday and asked Orlandria to tell her what we did. Orlandria explained that we divided the United States into the following categories: West, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, and Northeast.
Region
the physical and human features that define an area and make it different from other places
landscape
study of the world, it's people and the landscapes they create
geography
What theme of geography tells how we impact the world and the world impacts us?
Human Environment Interaction
This theme divides places into different categories to compare it with other places.
Regions
Nicole is from Los Angeles and Colleen is from St. Paul. Nicole thinks Los Angeles is better than St. Paul because it has lots of celebrities, and is near the Pacific Ocean.
Place
the science of making maps
cartography
the study of people and communities
human geography