Vocabulary
5 Themes of Geography
Location/Human Environment Interaction
Geography
Maps
100
An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and forming the 0* latitude line:
Equator
100
The travel of people, plants, animals, objects, ideas, and weather between different locations, places, and regions:
Movement
100
Tell whether the following sentence is relative or absolute location: The longitude and latitude of the White House are 38.8977° N, 77.0365° W:
Absolute location
100
This is the smallest continent in the world (in terms of size, not population)
Australia
100
When finding coordinates on a map, which comes first, latitude or longitude?
Latitude
200
This imaginary line runs vertically (up and down) between the North Pole and South Pole. This line separates the Western and Eastern Hemispheres:
Prime Meridian
200
The way people use, adapt to, or change their environment. (How do people use, adapt to, or change their environment?)
Human-Environment Interaction
200
Canada is north of the United States. Absolute or relative location:
Relative Location
200
This Eastern Hemisphere continent is the largest and most populated continent in the world:
Asia
200
What are the cardinal directions?
These include North (N), South (S), East (E), & West (W).
300
A table on a map listing and explaining the symbols and shadings used. (What do the symbols/shadings of a map represent?)
Map Legend/Key
300
___________ looks at the physical characteristics and human characteristics of an area.
Place
300
What is absolute location of our classroom?
Q300, Floor 5, Room 510
300
Excluding Antarctica, what are the four continents in the Eastern Hemisphere:
Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa
300
What are the intermediate directions?
These include Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), Northwest (NW), & Southwest (SW).
400
A line or boundary separating two political or geographic areas, especially countries:
Border
400
Areas that share common characteristics with other areas:
Region
400
I wear shorts in the summer when it is warm outside. Am I adapting or modifying to my environment?
Adapting
400
This Eastern Hemisphere continent contains the most amount of countries in the world:
Africa
400
Which city is the closest to point: 42.9* N and 78.9* W?
Buffalo
500
The _____ _______ shows how distances on the map are related to the actual distances:
Map Scale
500
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Place, Region, Movement, Human Environment Interaction, Location
500
A city just built a highway through a mountain range so cars can pass through the mountain. Is this adapting or modifying to the environment?
Modifying
500
There are three main bodies of water that borer Europe. Name all 3:
Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea
500
This type of map does not show physical features. Instead, they show state and national boundaries and capital and major cities. This is called a _______ map.
Political