5 Themes of Geography
Where something is on the earth
What is location?
30 degrees north, 56 west would be an example of a place's this...
What is absolute location?
These mountains form the traditional dividing line between the European and Asian continents.
What are the Ural Mountains?
A factor that causes a person to leave a place
What is a push factor?
Humans building a dam is an example of them doing this to their environment
What is modifying?
Identifying what an area is like according to its cultural and physical characteristics.
What is place?
Latitude is measured in degrees north and south of this line
What is the equator?
What is Latin America?
This root word means "earth"
What is geo?
Human needing fish to survive is an example of this type of interaction?
What is dependence?
Humans making a dam or building an earthquake proof building would be examples of this
"Madison, Wisconsin is south of Canada, Northwest of Chicago, and west of Lake Michigan" is an example of this type of location
What is relative location?
"The South", the "Bible Belt", or "Upstate New York" are considered this type of Region.
A person that is forced to leave a place out of legitimate fear of violence or harm
What is a refugee?
The invention of Ugg boots is an example of this type of interaction
What is adapting?
Areas that are grouped together because of one or more similar characteristics
What is a region?
This is referred to as O degrees longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
What is the Middle East?
Movement of people (or animals) from one place to another
What is migration?
Mining is an example of this type of interaction
What is modifying?
African graduate students going to Europe in order to work would be an example of this
"Madison is cold in the winter, has a high education level, a lot of bike trails, and a farmer's market at the State Capitol Building every week" is an example of this geographical theme
What is place?
The world is often divided into this many continental regions?
What is seven?
The making or study of maps
What is cartography?
Rain jackets are an example of this type of interaction
What is adapting?