Five Themes
Physical characteristics such as mountains, rivers, soils, and plant and animal life
PLACE
A cylindrical depiction of the earth and it's landforms and bodies of water
Globe
A large flowing stream that usually empties into a larger body of water
River
The movement of the earth in which it takes 24 hours to spin
Rotation
A large (tall) pointed mass of land
Mountain
Location
A flat depiction of the earth, it's landforms, and bodies of water
Map
A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
Ocean
The length of time it takes the earth to travel around the sun
Revolution
A chain or group of islands
Archipelago
How people adapt to and modify their environment
Human-environment interaction
The map tool that shows cardinal directions such as North, South, East, and West
Compass (Rose)
An artificial waterway, usually connecting two existing bodies of water
Canal
The zone farthest from the equator and are the coldest regions on earth
Polar
A deep valley with steep sides, usually carved by a river
Canyon
The transfer of people, goods, ideas, etc
Movement
The map tool that shows the distance between places
Scale
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
Strait
The zones closest to the equator and are the hottest
Tropics
A strip of land with water on two sides connecting two larger land masses
Isthmus
Region
The map tool that shows the symbols on a map
Key or Legend
A part of an ocean that is surrounded by land on three sides and is larger than a bay
Gulf
The regions that are between the polar and tropics
Temperate Zone
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