What is Geography?
The study of Earth and its people
Describe the job of a cartographer.
A cartographer creates maps
Give two examples of physical characteristics in Illinois.
great plains, rivers, Lake Michigan
What does a geographer do?
A geographer is a scientist that studies different environments about how people live and work.
Give 2 examples of exact location
Examples Vary
A kind of movement from one place to another
What is Migration?
Name the 7 continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
Give 2 Examples of relative location.
examples vary
This theme explores the relationship between people and the environment.
What is the human-environment interaction?
Name 4 oceans on Earth.
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Name 3 physical characteristics of geography.
forests, mountains, oceans, rivers, landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, biomes, natural vegetation, animal life (answers will vary)
What is a region?
A region is an area with similar characteristics that are physical, human, or cultural.
Which is NOT one of the themes of Geography?
location movement states human-environment interaction region
states
What is the geographic theme of a place?
The geographic theme of a place is how we describe what a location is like, including the physical and human characteristics of a place.
What region is Illinois in the United States?
the Midwest Region