Branches of History
Five Themes of Geography
Using a Map
Latitude
Longitude
100

There are this many Branches of History.

What is four?

100

What people do to the environment is an example of this theme.

What is human-environment interaction.

100

Mapmakers are also called this.

What are cartographers?

100

Zero degrees latitude.

What is the equator?

100

Longitude lines run in this direction.

What is north and south?
200

This branch studies human culture through time

What is anthropology?

200

A location that depends on where you are located is called this.

What is relative location?

200

This is used on a map to indicate direction.

What is a compass rose?

200

Latitude lines are also called this.

What are parallels?

200

Zero degrees longitude

What is the Prime Meridian?

300

The study of objects, buildings and artifacts left behind by people

What is archaeology?

300
Cultural things like language, food and music are examples of this theme.

What is region?

300

Mapmakers use these to identify direction, distance and landmarks.

What are symbols?

300

The northernmost point on earth is this.

What is the North Pole?

300

Longitude lines are also called these.

What are meridians?

400

The study of social behavior or how people interact during a certain period of time

What is sociology?

400

Physical features like landforms and human features like cities and roads are examples of this theme.

What is Place?

400

North, South East and West are these.

What are cardinal directions?

400

This is the highest degree north or south of the equator.

What is 90 degrees?

400

True or false:

There is a place on earth at 185 degrees W longitude.

What is false?

180 is the highest degree in longitude.

500

This branch studies how people and nations use the resources available.

What is economics.

500

Name three things that move from place to place.

What are people, goods and ideas?

500

A map key is also called this.

What is a legend?

500

Latitude lines run in this direction.

What is west to east?

500

Which hemispheres do you live in?

What is Western and Northern hemispheres?

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