5 Themes of Geography
Latitude and Longitude
Where in the World
3s a Crowd
Vocab
100
This theme of geography shows where you are on the planet.
What is location?
100
These are the horizontal lines used to measure North and South.
What are lines of latitude?
100
This device uses satellites to tell people their absolute location.
What is GPS.
100
This type of region has defined borders and is created by a government.
What is a Formal Region?
100
This is the science/art of map making.
What is Cartography?
200
This theme of geography looks at how humans and the environment effect one another.
What is Human Environment Interaction?
200
These are the vertical lines used to measure East and West.
What are lines of longitude?
200
This computer software has layers of maps to help geographers study locations and patterns.
What is GIS?
200
This type of region is structured around a central node and is typically based on economics or travel.
What is a functional region?
200
This is the empty distance between two places.
What is Space?
300
This theme of geography describes the features of a location.
What is place?
300
This is the state located at 30N and 100W.
What is Texas?
300
This would be an example of this type of Map.
What is Dot Density?
300
This type of region doesn't have defined boundaries and is based off a person's perceptions.
What is a vernacular region?
300
This part of a map is used to show the relationship of distance on the map and distance and real life.
What is Map Scale?
400
This theme of geography connects different locations due to one or more shared characteristics.
What is region?
400
This is the state located at 40N and 90W.
What is Illinois?
400
this uses satellites or airplanes to take photos of earths surface to make maps.
What is remote sensing?
400
This map is an example of this type of region.
What is a Functional Region?
400
The idea that environmental factors such as climate and landforms are the single most important factor in human development.
What is Environmental Determinism?
500
This theme of geography tracks how peoples, things, and ideas spread around the world.
What is movement?
500
This is the state located at 40N and 110W.
What is Utah?
500
This would be an example of this type of map.
What is choropleth?
500
This map represents this type of region.
What is a Vernacular Region?
500
The other name for lines of longitude.
What are meridians?