The 5 Themes of Geography
Theme of geography that deals with latitude and longitude and where things are
What is location?
This type of map shows boundaries between countries and capital cities
What is a political map?
Culture
What is human geography?
Lakes, oceans, rain
What is hydrosphere?
A landform surrounded on 4 sides by water
What is an island?
Theme of geography that deals with people and the Earth affecting one another
What is human environment interaction?
This type of map shows landforms and elevation
What is a physical map?
Mountains
What is physical geography?
Dirt, rocks, soil
What is geosphere? or (Lithosphere)
A landform surrounded on THREE sides by water
What is a peninsula?
Theme of geography that deals with the physical and cultural aspects of a certain location
What is place?
This shows a breakdown of population, divided by age and gender
What is a population pyramid?
Plate Tectonics
What is physical geography?
Plants, grass, trees and animals
What is biosphere?
A place with very little water that is usually elevated, with extreme temperatures
What is desert?
Theme of geography that deals with how people and goods are interconnected and how they travel around
What is movement?
These type of maps can show climate, population, or a variety of different topics
What are special purpose maps?
Ethnicity
What is human geography?
Clouds, oxygen, carbon dioxide
What is atmosphere?
Forested wetlands that are found in the South, like Louisiana or Florida
What is a swamp?
Theme of geography that deals with areas that share similar characteristics or traits, either physically or culturally
What is a region?
Name the system that has replaced most traditional maps.
What is GPS? (You must be able to tell me what it stands for)
Population
What is human geography?
Name all 4 spheres of the Earth.
What is geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and hydropshere?
A group of islands, like Hawaii
What is an archipelago?