Five Themes
This theme tells you where a place is
Location
This climate zone is where deserts are found
Dry
A textbook would be an example of this type of source
Secondary
This part of the map describes the map
The title
longitude and latitude lines are an example of this type of location
Absolute location
This theme of geography tells you the human and physical characteristics of a location
Place
Hawaii has this climate
Tropical
A diary would be an example of this type of source
Primary Source
The part of a map tells you what the symbols on the map represent
Legend
"Texas is west of the Mississippi River" would be an example of this type of location
Relative
This theme of geography tells you how humans have adapted or modified their area
Human-environment interaction
This climate zone has weather that has little extremes in weather
Moderate
Vertical lines that measure east and west
Longitude
This part of a map tells you directions
Compass Rose
If you wanted to learn more about the weather of a place, this type of map would be useful
Climate map
This theme tells you about areas that share common traits
Region
Antarctica has this climate
Polar
This tells you what the weather or temperature is like in an area
Climate
This type of map shows you patterns such as climate or population
Thematic map
Horizontal lines that measure north and south
Latitude
This theme of geography tells you about the flow of goods, people, and ideas
Movement
New York is in this climate
Continental
This measures how many people live in an area
Population
This type of map tells you borders, countries, and states
Political map
List two climates that very few people live in
Polar & Dry