5 Themes of Geo.
Vocab
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Open Ended Q's!
Examples
100

This theme explains how and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place.

What is Movement?

100

The term for 10 Years.

What is a Decade?

100

The term for 100 Years

What is a Century?

100

Describe Florida as a Place...

What are beaches, palm trees, green anoles, sunshine, heavy rain, etc.

100

New England is made up of 6 different states. MA, VT, NH, ME, CT, and RI. What term is this cluster of states an example of?

What is a Region?

200

This term describes the position of a place on the Earth’s surface.

What is Location?

200

The term for 1,000 Years

What is a Millennium?

200

The study of Earth and its people is called...

What is Geography?

200

Provide a real-world example of the Geography Theme MOVEMENT...

What is...Movement

200

The TD Garden is located on Causeway Street in Boston, MA. What kind of location is this statement an example of?

What is Absolute Location?

300

This term describes the characteristics of a location that make it unique or different.

What is Place?

300

This system uses radio signals to determine the exact location on Earth.

What is Global Positioning System (GPS)?

300

Computer hardware and software that gather, store, and analyze geographic information and then display it on a screen.

What is Geographic Information Systems (GIS)?

300

Describe the Absolute Location of Gillette Stadium

What is Foxboro, Massachusetts, United States?

300

Within the City of Boston, there are numerous buildings, there is the Charles River, a large grassy common, and Fenway Park. This describes Boston's... 

What is Physical Geography?

400

This term describes the way people affect their environment and the way their environment affects them.

What is Human-Environment Interaction?

400

The exact spot on the Earth where a geographic feature is found.

What is Absolute Location?

400

Describes where a feature is in relation to the features around it.

What is Relative Location?

400

Describe the Relative Location of St. Sebastian's Campus...

What is 25 minutes away from the city of Boston, neighbors Wellesley, 1 mile from Hazels, near Needham golf club, etc.

400

Los Angeles has one of the largest littering issues in the country. People tend to trash the streets, which pollutes the living environment around them. What theme of Geography is this an example of?

What is Human-Environment Interaction?

500

This term describes areas of the Earth’s surface that have several common characteristics.

What are Regions?

500

This term refers to the Earth’s land areas, bodies of water, plant life, and other physical features.

What is Physical Geography?

500

The study of people’s religion, languages, and ways of life.

What is Human Geography?

500

Pick 1 of the 5 Themes of Geography. Explain the theme AND provide an example!

What is Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions. + Example 

500

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are all part of the region in the U.S. called...

What is The Midwest?

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