5 Themes
What is the study of earth and it's people?
Geography
What does "modify" mean in this sentence?
"People sometimes modify their environment to meet their needs."
Change
What is one situation where you would want to use a map over a globe?
Finding directions
What does economics deal with?
money
What are the 4 directions on a compass?
North, South, East and West
Which theme is about similar characteristics of places close together?
region
Give an example of how humans get what they need from the environment
Miss Melby decides
Give an example of a physical characteristic of a place.
Mountain, river, stream, grassland
What part of a map explains what the symbols and/or colors on the map represent?
legend or key
What region do we live in?
Which of the following things does geography help us study:
Government, English, Music, History, Economics, Science
Government, history, economics
What is one way humans negatively affect the environment?
Pesticides, using nonrenewable resources, pollution
a spherical model of the earth is called what?
Globe
What word means "the study of weather over time"?
climate
Why are globes round?
The earth is round
What theme of geography is about people and changing the environment
human-environment interaction
What is one way humans positively affect the environment?
Using less electricity, picking up litter, planting trees and plants, etc.
What are longitude and latitude used for?
finding location
What does a cartographer do?
Makes maps
What is a compass rose tell you on a map?
direction
What are the 5 themes of geography?
human-environment interaction, place, location, movement, and region
Give one example of how the place you live may affect what job you have.
Miss Melby decides
What are 3 things each map must have?
title, legend, compass rose, cardinal directions, and scale
What type of map shows the borders of regions, countries, and states?
political maps
What is 1 reason someone might move?
Jobs, more freedom, wars, natural disaster, etc