5 Themes of Geography
This type of location uses latitude and longitude or an address to pinpoint an exact spot.
What is absolute location?
The most densely populated part of the United States
A. Midwest. B. Northwest
C. Northeast. D. Southwest
What is the Northeast? (C)
Name the desert scrub plateau in the South of Latin America
What is Patagonia?
The physical feature dividing Europe and Asia
What are the Ural Mountains?
I’m an invisible belt that wraps the Earth tight,
exactly halfway between the poles, day and night.
At zero degrees I proudly sit, dividing our planet, bit by bit.
Where the sun beats strong and seasons blend, I circle the world without beginning or end.
What is the Equator?
The use of the internet and social media made a significant impact on ________________ (one of the themes of geography)
What is movement (ideas or information)?
In what part of Canada do most people live? Why?
A. on the East Coast B. on the West Coast
C. in the north D. near the U.S. border
What is D. near the U.S. border?
Which of these groups uses the rainforest in the most sustainable way? Why?
A. ranchers. B. logging companies
C. rubber tappers D. farmers
Who are the rubber tappers?
Traveling by land from Italy directly into Germany, how many borders do you cross?
What is one?
I bloom like a flower but never need sun,
With arms stretching outward, I point the way,
So travelers won’t wander astray.
I sit in the corner, proud and precise,
Helping you navigate once, twice, even thrice!
What is the compass rose?
Geographers call this an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas.
What is a Region
The physical feature was not affected by the movement of glaciers.
a. Canadian Shield b. the Great Lakes
c. the Rocky Mountains. d. the Great Plains
What are c. the Rocky Mountains?
In which of the elevation zones is the tree line found in the Andes?
What is tierra fría?
I was a messy divorce that shook the whole nation, A dramatic split after years of frustration. The UK voted to pack up and go, To leave a big union — quite the big show! “Take back control!” was the passionate cry, Now we’re on our own — or so some reply.
What is Brexit?
I’m the starting line for measuring east and west, The zero-degree line that passes the test.
Through Greenwich, England, I proudly run straight, Dividing the Earth into halves — early and late.
All other longitudes are counted from me, The royal ruler of longitude, don’t you see?
What is the Prime Meridian?
Urbanization and agriculture are examples of this theme of Geography
What is Human-Environment interaction?
Remember watching a video about the Lost Boys of Sudan? Their migration was a result of________ factor.
What is the push factor?
Name 4 stages of the hurricane
What is a tropical disturbance, a tropical depression, a tropical storm, and a hurricane?
Traveling overland from Portugal to Hungary, how many countries' borders will you cross on the shortest route
What is 4?
Portugal → Spain → France → Germany (or Switzerland) → Austria → Hungary.
I’m a crisscrossing net of lines thin and neat,
Latitude and longitude — a coordinate street.
Find the letter, find the number, where they meet,
And you’ll know exactly where to plant your feet.
Like a giant checkerboard covering the Earth,
I help you locate any place of great worth.
What is the map grid?
These are the 5 Themes of Geography?
What are the Movement, Region, Human Environment interaction, Location & Place
Name the Great Lakes
What are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
A man-made feature that provided shortcut access between the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans
What is the Panama Canal
Traveling by land from Italy directly into Germany, how many borders do you cross?
What is one?
I am a thief without a mask,
Stealing thoughts is my silent task.
A shadow of work not mine,
Yet boldly claimed as my design.
Exposed when mirrors show the same face,
Be aware this act, it's writer's disgrace.
What is plagiarism?