Unit 1 Geo Basics

5 Themes

100

Acronym for the 5 themes of geography

What is MR.HELP

200

Wando is located at 1000 Warrior Way Mount Pleasant, SC, 29466. 

Location (absolute) 

300

Following the national lockdown in 2020, studies proved that greenhouse gas emissions sharply declined. 

Human Environment Interaction

400

Charleston, SC is a oceanside city that is full of history, tourism, and iconic food attractions. 

Place

500

Pizza Hut delivers anywhere within a 15-mile radius. 

Region (functional)

Latitude & Longitude

100

Latitude ranges from 

0-90 degrees (north or south)

200

Longitude ranges from

0 to 180 degrees (east  or west)

300

Another name for lines of latitude are

Parallels

400

Another name for lines of longitude are

Meridians

500

What is wrong with the following coordinates? 

65 East, 83 West

They are both longitude coordinates because only longitude has east or west behind it. 

Geo Basics

100

Who is the father of geography? 

Eratosthenes

200

The study of the natural landscape of Earth

Physical geography

300

The study of the human landscape of earth. 

Cultural/human geography

400

List 3 tools used in geography 

Maps, remote sensing, GPS, GIS, Images, Spatial Data

500

Questions geographers seek to answer

Where are things/people found? 

Why things/people are located where they are? 

How do things/people change over time? 

Latitude & Longitude Defined

100

Latitude lines go in which direction? 

East to West 

200

Longitude Lines go in which direction? 

North to South 

300

The location of the equator

0 degrees latitude

400

The location of the prime meridian

0 degrees longitude

500

The international date line is located where? 

What is the purpose of the IDL? 

180 degrees longitude 

It marks the start of a new calendar day. 

5 Themes Defined

100

Define human environment interaction. 

How we depend on, modify, and adapt to our environment. 

200

Define location, tell what the two types of location are, and provide examples of each. 

Location is the precise point of something on the Earth's surface. 

300

Define movement. Identify at least one way that movement takes place for all three "categories". 

How and why people, goods, and ideas are moved from one place to another. 

400

Define region, tell us what the types of region are, and provide an example of each type of region. 

Region is a group of places that have similar characteristics. 

- Formal 

- Functional

- Vernacular

500

Define place, tell what the two characteristics of place are, and provide three different examples of each characteristic. 

A specific point on Earth that is distinguished by a particular characteristic. 

Human Characteristics (languages, customs, beliefs)

Physical Characteristics (landforms, climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil)