5 Themes of Geography
Physical Characteristics
Human Characteristics
Migration
Immigration
100
Where a place is located in relation to other places
What is relative location
100
Mountains, hills, and islands
What is landforms
100
A map with a purpose
What is special purpose map
100
The movement of people to a new place
What is migration
100
to move to a different country
What is immigrate
200
Location
What is "Where is it?"
200
The Rockies
What is mountains
200
geographic features that were made by people
What is human characteristics
200
Things that tend to push people out of a place
What is push factors
200
the way of life for a group of people
What is culture
300
Place
What is "What is it like there?"
300
low-lying stretch of flat or gently rolling land
What is plain
300
Height above sea level
What is elevation
300
Things that pull people to a new area
What is pull factors
300
how are people and places connected to each other
What is movement
400
Human Environment/Interaction
What is "How do people interact with the environment"
400
low area surrounded by higher land
What is basin
400
precipitation, temperature
What is climate
400
A system that forced people to work and treated people as property
What is slavery
400
People who were against slavery
What is abolitionist
500
Land and Water
What is "physical characteristics of the United States
500
flat land with higher elevation than a plain
What is plateau
500
The geographic theme that explains how and why people, goods, and ideas move
What is movement
500
A secret route
What is underground railroad
500
Directions that slaves would sing
What is Follow the Drinking Gourd
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