Five Themes of Geography
What is the theme that involves how people and goods move from one place to another?
Movement
The study of earth and human activity.
Geography
Another name for a map key.
Legend
On which map would you find a mountain range?
Physical Map
Largest continent by land mass and by population
Asia
An example of this theme is when people build a bridge to get to an island.
Human Environment Intervention
What is GPS?
Global positioning system; uses earth's orbitting satellites to pinpoint absolute location.
What does 'hemi" mean in the word hemisphere?
half
On which map would you find the height, above sea level, of the tallest mountain?
Elevation Map
What is the continent that is also a country?
Australia
VCE is located at 41.11910 N, 73.94340 W is an example of which theme?
Location
The imaginary line that separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
Equator
Name the 7 continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
On which map would you find the most densely populated coast of the United States?
Population Density Map.
What continent is at the South Pole?
Antarctica
This theme looks at what locations have in common.
Region
The part of land that boarders the ocean.
coast
Name the five regions of the United States
West, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast
On which map would you find the most rainfall per year?
Annual Rainfall Map.
What continent is southwest of Asia?
Africa
This theme explores Human or physical features of a specific location.
Place
The line that divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
The lines used to locate precise locations on the earth.
latitude and longitude
Which region of the United States is the Pacific
Coast on?
West
What is the name of the theory that earth began with one very large continent?
Pangea