Potpourri!
This is the study of the world, the Earth's surface, and it's people.
What is geography?
This theme of geography tells you where something is, either by its exact coordinates or by describing where it is in relation to other places.
What is location?
2376 S. Home Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068 is an example of this theme of geography.
(realtive) location
The earth is split into these halves.
What are hemispheres?
This landform is the highest type of land, often formed when tectonic plates collide.
What is a Mountain?
This theme of geography answers the basic question, "where on the Earth's surface?"
What is location
This theme involves the ways people, goods, and ideas travel from one location to another.
What is movement?
The Andes Mountains and Lake Titicaca of Peru are an example of this theme of geography.
What is place (physical features)
This orienting symbol is found on a map, depicting which way is north.
What is a compass rose?
This low land area is found between mountains or hills and is often formed by rivers; sometimes its a good spot to build a town or farm.
What is a Valley?
This geographic factor, measured in degrees north or south of the equator, largely determines a region’s climate. The closer you are to the equator, the warmer the climate.
What is latitude?
This theme explores how people adapt to, modify, and depend on their surroundings, like farming or building cities.
What is human-environmental interaction?
Cutting down a forest to build new condominiums is an example of this theme of geography.
What is Human environment interaction
This is the 0-degree line of longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
This flat, wide area of land is great for farming and can stretch for miles with few trees.
What is a Plain?
While building dams to control rivers is an example of humans modifying the Earth, wearing warm clothes in the winter is an example of this.
What is adapting (to adapt)?
This theme describes the physical and human features that make a location unique, like landforms, climate, and culture.
What is place?
The Caribbean is an example of this theme of geography.
What is region?
To find the absolute location of a place, a geographer must use this grid system.
What is latitude & longitude?
This landform is surrounded by water on three sides but is still connected to the mainland.
What is a Peninsula?
Time zones are determined by these imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. Each time zone typically spans 15 degrees of these lines.
What is longitude?
This theme is about grouping areas together based on similar characteristics, like climate, language, or history.
What is region?
Sharing a video of yourself on social media is an example of this theme of geography.
What is movement (ideas)
These are the two lines that determine the region of the world known as the tropics.
What are the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
This landform is completely surrounded by water and is smaller than a continent.
What is an Island?