Themes of Geography
Compass Rose
Vocab
Types of Maps
Physical and Human Features
100
This theme tells you where someone or something is on Earth.
What is location.
100
The main directions: N, S, E, W
What are cardinal directions?
100
The study of the Earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it.
What is Geography?
100
This map shows things that people have added to the land, like cities, states, counties, and countries.
What is a political map?
100
The two types of features included on maps.
What are physical and human or political features?
200
This theme describes what life is like somewhere.
What is place?
200
The directions in between the main directions: NE, NW, SE, SW
What are intermediate directions?
200
Using one place to help you understand where another place is located.
What is relative location?
200
Maps that show how the land looks, such as having mountains, plains, plateaus, hills, etc.
What is a physical map?
200
Mountains, plateaus, hills, rivers, lakes, and plains are all types of these.
What are landforms?
300
This theme describes the area and is based on similar characteristics. For example, the Midwest area.
What is region?
300
This body of water is on the Northern border of Ohio and South of Canada.
What is Lake Erie?
300
Features that show how the land looks.
What are physical characteristics?
300
Maps that show information about things that have occurred in the past.
What is a historical map?
300
These features are another name for human features
What are political features?
400
This theme describes how people get from one place to another.
What is movement?
400
This body of water creates the Southern border of Ohio and is North of Kentucky and West Virginia.
What is the Ohio River?
400
Features on a map that shows things that people have added to the land.
What are human or political features?
400
Maps that show how people get from one place to another.
What is a transportation map?
400
These features include cities, countries, capitals, and states.
What are human or political features?
500
This theme describes changes that people have made to the land.
What is human/environment interactions?
500
This state is located Southwest of Ohio.
What is Kentucky?
500
Another name for human features.
What are political features?
500
This tool on a map measures distances between places.
What is a map scale?
500
These features include mountains, rivers, lakes, and hills.
What are physical features?
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