5 Themes of Geo
Thematic Map Characteristics
Physical Features - Landforms
Physical Features - Water Bodies
Graph Reading
100

language, jobs, traditions, food, music, or religion that an area has in common

What is Region?

100

This thematic map lists names and shows borders of cities, states, countries, and continents as well as transportation like railroads and highways.

What is a Political Map?

100

The relative location of the Himalyan Mountains is in this continent. 

What is Asia?

100

Name four types of water bodies. (NOT specific ones)

(Answer may vary) What are sea, lake, river, strait, ocean, pond, bay, gulf...?

100

(Use the bar graph) This city has approximately 45% of a suburban population. 

What is Chicago?
200

Tells how people, goods, and ideas get around.

What is Movement?

200

Landforms and Bodies of Water and their elevations in feet and meters are found on this type of thematic map. 

What is a Physical Features Map?

200

The relative location of the Alps Mountains is this continent.

What is Europe?

200

There is a sea between Australia and the Country of New Zealand. Name it. 

What is the Tasman Sea?

200

This city's urban area is approximately 40% lower than that of Chicago's urban area. 

What is Minneapolis?
300

Has physical characteristics like forests, mountains, or lakes. Has stadiums, parks, or businesses. All of these describe what it is like there for this Theme of Geography. 

 What is Place?

300
An Economic Activity Map uses colors and symbols to tell the ways people make a living in the area. These are the two categories for the colors and symbols. 

What are Land Use and Resources?

300

The relative location of the Amazon Rainforest and the Andes Mountains is this continent. 

What is South America? 

300

This group of five lakes can be found in North America.

What are the Great Lakes? 

300

The rural percentage of this city is higher than Chicago's rural percentage but lower than Minneapolis's rural percentage. 

What is Philadelphia?

400

Building a basement in a home in an area known for deadly tornadoes is an example of this Theme of Geography. 

What is Human Environment Interaction?

400

Mediterranean, Marine West Coast, Semiarid, Tropical Wet and Dry and Subarctic are examples found on this type of thematic map.

What is a Climate Map?

400

This mountain range is found separating Europe and Asia.

What are the Ural Mountains?

400

The Mediterranean Sea is located between these two continents. 

What are Europe and Africa?

400

Rank the cities from lowest to highest for Suburban Percentage Population. 

What is Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Atlanta?

500

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France is an example of this Theme of Geography.

What is Place?
500

Population Density Maps have different sized dots to represent the number of people. The colors on these maps are used to show measurement of how crowded an area is with people. There are two measurement terms for these colors...

What is per square mile and per square kilometer?

500
These two mountain ranges are found in the continent of North America. 

What are the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains?

500

A sea and gulf are found between North and South America. Name them. 

What are the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico?

500

If you were searching for a home with wide open land spaces away from downtown and few neighbors around, this city would have the best chances of finding that. 

What is Atlanta?

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