Region and Place
What theme of geography describes what an area has in common?
Region
Floods, hurricanes and natural disasters would be an example of which theme of geography?
Human Environment Interaction.
What are the two types of location?
Absolute and Relative
What continent is the farthest south?
Antarctica
Name 3 types of bodies of water...
Lakes, oceans, rivers, gulfs, seas, streams, waterfalls, ponds, etc.
What is a characteristic of an urban area?
Closer to resources, more crowded, busier, etc.
How do you find absolute location on a map?
Using latitude and longitude
Name the 5 oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian and Southern
The Midwest is an example of which theme of geography?
Region
Migration is an example of which theme of geography?
Movement
What is the line of longitude at 0 degrees
Prime Meridian
Which continent is the largest?
Asia
Name 3 types of landforms...
Canyons, valleys, mountains, hills, plateaus, buttes, islands, peninsulas, volcanos etc.
Building a bridge or dam is an example of which theme of geography?
Human Environment Interaction
What is the line of latitude at 0 degrees
The equator
Half of a globe is called...
A hemisphere
Which theme of geography describes what somewhere looks like by describing features like lakes and forests.
Place
What is one reason that people might move to a new area?
Job, family, weather, etc.
How would you describe the relative location of Mrs. Phippen's room?
North of station 6, down the hall and to the left, across from Mr. Stuttgen's room, etc.
The two tropical lines of latitude are called...
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn