🌎 6 Elements of Geography
Which element of geography asks "Where is it?"
Location
A geographer notices that most restaurants in a city are located along major roads. What are they noticing?
A spatial pattern
I am famous for the Eiffel Tower, the River Seine, and being the capital of France. What city am I?
Paris, France
What is the difference between relative location and absolute location?
Relative location describes where something is in relation to other places. Absolute location gives its exact position, usually using latitude and longitude.
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
A place's climate, landforms, plants, animals, and other physical features of a are part of which element?
Place
Instead of simply saying "There is construction," a geographer might ask what question?
Why is construction happening here?
I am a U.S. city famous for the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and Central Park. What city am I?
New York City
Which type of map would be best for showing countries, states, and their borders?
Political map
What is the only continent that is crossed by the Equator, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn?
Africa
People building roads, cutting down forests, farming land, or building cities are examples of which element?
Human-Environment Interaction
You notice that one neighborhood has many parks while another has very few. What could a geographer investigate?
Why parks are distributed differently between the two areas.
I am a city on Lake Michigan. I am famous for deep-dish pizza, my river that turns green on St. Patrick's Day, and the Willis Tower. What city am I?
Chicago, Illinois
Which type of map would be best for showing mountains, rivers, lakes, and elevation?
Physical map
Which U.S. state has the most volcanoes?
Alaska
People, goods, ideas, and information going from one place to another is called what?
Movement
A geographer observes that a river floods the same neighborhood every spring. What could they investigate?
The relationship between the river, the physical environment, and where people built.
I am a city in South America. I am located along the coast and there is a famous statue of Jesus on the high mountains surrounding the city. I also have a famous carnival every year. What city am I?
Rio de Jenerio , Brazil
A satellite image shows a large area covered in buildings, roads, and parking lots. What could a geographer use this image to study?
Human-environment interaction and patterns of human development.
There are 14 countries that border this country. What country is it?
China
Minnesota, the Midwest, and the Great Plains are all examples of what geographic concept?
Region
A geographer sees a parking lot, a storm drain, and water flowing toward a nearby river. What geographic question could connect all three?
How does human development affect water movement/runoff?
I am a city in Africa located near the southern tip of the continent. I sit between a famous mountain and the Atlantic Ocean and am known for Table Mountain. What city am I?
Cape Town, South Africa
Your school is north of a grocery store and east of a major highway. What type of location description is this?
Relative location
Which country has the most islands in the world?
Sweden