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Map Skills
Geography Potpourri
Elements of Geography
Themes of Geography
Miscellaneous
100
An imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude.
What is the equator?
100

These are the two main branches of geography.

What are human and physical geography?

100
This element of geography is most related to the theme of human-environment interaction.
What is environment and society?
100
The theme of geography that describes where something is.
What is location?
100
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
What is geography?
200

Imaginary lines on Earth that run North and South across the Earth but are measured East and West.

What are lines of longitude?

200

Mental, physical, and political

What are types of maps? 

200

This element focuses on the physical and human characteristics of places.

What are places and regions?

200
The theme of geography that describes the features that make a site unique.
What is place?
200
A spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet.
What is a globe?
300
The measure of degrees for both the Prime Meridian and the Equator.
What is 0 degrees?
300
A geographer who studies economics, politics, and city life would be categorized under this main branch of geography.
What is human geography?
300
The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement are a part of this essential element of geography.
What is human systems?
300
Areas that share common characteristics.
What are regions?
300

The legend, colors, compass rose, scale

What are parts of the map?

400

___________ shows directions on a map. 

What is a compass? 

400
A geographer who studies landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants would be studying this type of geography.
What is physical geography?
400
The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface fall under this essential element of geography.
What is physical systems?
400
This theme looks at how and why people and things move.
What is movement?
400

The study of Earth & its features 

What is geography? 

500

Africa, Asia, South America, North America, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, and Africa

What are the 7 continents? 

500

Language, religion, art, government, daily life, technology, economy, and history

What are the elements of culture? 

500

The six essential elements of geography are human systems, physical systems, environment and society, places and regions, and these two other elements.

What is the world in spatial terms and the uses of geography?

500
This theme examines the many ways in which people interact with their environments.
What is human-environment interaction?
500

The exact global address derived from the latitude and longitude lines at that place; fixed and unchanging

What is absolute location?