Peale geography
In Peale, trains and railroad tracks carried coal out of the mines and into the surrounding area.
What theme of geography is this?
MOVEMENT
The average condition of the atmosphere of an area over a long period of time, including temperature, precipitation and seasonal changes.
CLIMATE
A large landmass on Earth's surface the earth has 7 of theses.
CONTINENT
Most students at West Branch take the School bus to get to school.
This is an example of which theme of geography?
MOVEMENT
What region is Peale in?
Central Pennsylvania
One half of the Earth.
Hemisphere
An imaginary line running north to south from the North pole to the South pole that shows location relative to the prime meridian.
LONGITUTE
Due to overfishing at Moshannon Creek the fish have not repopulated leaving the creek empty.
This is an example of which theme of geography?
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
The exact GPS coordinates of Peale is 40N Lon. 78W Lat.
Which theme of geography does this match?
LOCATION
The 0 degrees longitude line that runs from the north to South Pole.
PRIME MERIDIAN
An imaginary line around Earth that runs east to west showing location relative to the equator.
LATITUDE
Northeast Pennsylvania is known as the Poconos.
This is an example of which theme of geography?
REGION
Describe the place of Peale?
Peale Is an old mining town that is now a ghost town.
The population of Peale use to be larger than Phillipsburg.
Many homes were build on hills.
The 0 degree longitude line that runs west to east and divides the earth is half.
Equator
How humans interact with the world around us.
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
Mount Nittany is a very steep hike up and a very steep hike down. From the top you can see various parts of State College. The mountain is full of different types of trees but not much wildlife.
This is an example of which theme of geography?
PLACE
In Peale, due to the mining the water and soil was polluted.
Which theme of geography does this match and what happens to water when it gets polluted?
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
FISH DIE, WATER IS NOT DRINKABLE
The most northern latitude in which the sun can be directly overhead.
Tropic of Cancer
The most southern line of latitude in which the sun can be directly overhead.
Tropic of Capricorn
40.9789° N, 78.2026°
This is an example of which theme of geography?
LOCATION