Tools
They show the world as it really is - just smaller
Globes
A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
Region
A region is...
A region has a unifying characteristic, like climate, land, population, or history.
The theme that studies the absolute and relative position on the Earth
Location
Your street address describes this kind of Location
Absolute Location
Showing the round Earth on these flat tools distorts some details
Maps
All of the features that make a place unique
Landscapes
The study of movement...
Explains how people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another.
The theme that studies both human and physical locations and the features that exist in both.
Place
Lines that stretch from the North Pole to the South Pole
Lines of Longitude
The science of making maps
Cartography
A town or community is what Level of Geography?
Local
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
Geography
The study of humans and how they interact with the environment
Human environmental Interaction
The two main branches of Geography
Physical and Human Geography
Name at least 2 tools geographers use
Globes, Maps, Satellites (Images), Tape Recorders, Notebooks
The three levels of Geography used to look at the world
Local, Regional, Global
Branch of Geography that studies landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features
Physical Geography
The theme that studies the patterns of movement of people, goods, cultures, and ideas.
Movement
A field or science that studies people. It includes Human Geography. You're in one of these classes right now. Not History, but this is your _ _ _ _ _ _ studies.
Social Studies or social science
Two types of maps
Physical and political (human made)
This Level of Geography looks at relationships between people who are far apart.
Global
Branch of Geography that studies the world's people, communities, and landscapes
Human Geography
One of the five themes that studies areas that have similar physical and human characteristics
Region
Lines that stretch from West to East
Lines of Latitude