5 Themes
What is the 1st theme of geography?
Location
What is the 1st tool that geographers use?
Maps
What part of a map tells you the place you are looking at?
Title.
Give an example on how humans have adapted over time.
(Opinion based question) Examples: Technology, Medicine, etc.
What is the definition of inquiry?
The act of seeking out information.
What is the 2nd theme of geography?
Place
What is the 2nd tool that geographers use?
Satellite Imagery
What part of a map shows you the directions (North, South, East and West).
The Compass Rose.
Give an example of a physical and human characteristic.
Physical (Landforms, vegetation, climate, bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and seas).
Human (Culture, migration patterns, and patterns of population).
What is the definition of axis?
An imaginary line around which a planet turns.
What is the 3rd theme of geography?
Human-Environment Interaction
What is the 3rd tool that geographers use?
Aerial Photographs
What part of a map helps show you the lengths between certain places?
Distance Scale.
How many days does it take the Earth to complete a full revolution around the Sun?
365 1/4 days
What is the definition of geography?
The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.
What is the 4th theme of geography?
Movement
What is the 4th tool that geographers use?
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
What part of a map shows you specific details about the map and where you can find those details?
The Legend/Key.
Write how the Equator affects the climate of various regions of the Earth?
Regions that live closer to the equator are warmer. Regions that live further away are colder.
What is the definition of Orbit?
A repeating path that one object in space takes around another.
List all 5 of the Themes of Geography in order.
1. Location
2. Place
3. Human-Environment Interaction
4. Movement
5. Regions
What are the 5 tools that geographers use?
1. Maps
2. Satellite Imagery
3. Aerial Photographs
4. Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
5. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
List all 5 parts of map.
1. Title
2. Compass Rose
3. Legend/Key
4. Distance Scale
5. Grid
What is the difference between physical and human geography?
Physical is the study of natural characteristics.
Human is the study of how people interact with the earth.
What is the definition of Environment?
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.