5 Themes of Geography
Building dams, planting trees, and recycling are all examples of this theme in geography.
Human Environment Interaction
This theme groups places with similar characteristics together.
Which map shows landforms such as mountains, lakes, rivers, valleys, etc?
Physical Map
0 Degrees Latitude: ______
0 Degrees Longitude: ______
Equator
Prime Meridian
Goods, ideas, and people all fall under this theme of geography.
Movement
This theme refers to the description of a location.
Place
On a political map, this is what you’d look for to find a country’s capital.
A star symbol
This term describes the exact coordinates of a place on Earth, such as latitude and longitude.
Absolute Location
The migration of birds south for the winter is an example of which theme?
Movement
Wearing a coat in cold weather falls under which of the 5 themes?
Human-Environment interaction
A political map helps you find this kind of man-made boundary.
Border
Which U.S. state is made up of islands?
Hawaii
The Eiffel Tower, the French language, and croissants all fall under which theme?
Place
“Five miles west of the mall” is a description used to describe ______ _______.
Relative Location
The polar climate zone is most commonly found near these two areas.
North Pole & South Pole
What country is Mount Everest located in?
Nepal
Humans adapted and interacted with their environment by building this waterway in Egypt, changing trade and travel between Europe and Asia.
Suez Canal
When people move from one place in a country to a different place in that same country, it is called _____.
Migration
A resource map of the Middle East would most likely show an abundance of this valuable resource.
Oil
The Prime Meridian runs through this major city in Europe.
London, England