Identify 5 Themes
Stephen is looking at a map of the United States. He identifies where Chicago, Illinois is by finding its longitude and latitude.
Location
Absolute and Relative
Location
What uses symbols or colors to represent objects on a map?
key or legend
Lines that run East to West.
Latitude
What is relative location?
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Sam takes a trip to Europe with her family. She notices that fashions in Europe are very different than they are in the United States so she decides to send Dana a picture message showing and communicating to her some of the crazy outfits.
Movement
What is it like?
Place
North, South, East, West are ?
Cardinal Directions
Lines that run North and South.
Longitude
What is absolute location?
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Nicole, Lexi, and Solina are all hanging outside together. Lexi notices that it is starting to rain and suggests that they all go inside. Nicole says don’t worry about it and pulls out an umbrella for all three to share.
Human Environment Interaction
– how geographers divide the world
Region
The Earth can be divided into two ___________.
Hemispheres
Line that is measured at 0 degrees latitude.
Equator
Place can divided into two categories. Physical and _________ characteristics.
Human
Amilio and Antonio are shooting paper balls into the garbage when Antonio asks – “Hey Amilio what part of the world has the most Spanish speakers?” Amilio replies, “Latin America, of course.”
Region
Depend on, Adapt to, and Modify/Change
Human Environment Interaction
What helps you find distances on a map?
Scale
Line that is measured at 0 degrees longitude.
Prime Meridian
What is a compass rose?
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Nicole is from Los Angeles and Colleen is from St. Paul. Nicole thinks Los Angeles is better than St. Paul because it has lots of celebrities, and is near the Pacific Ocean.
Place
Goods, People, and Ideas
Movement
What tells you what the map is about?
Title
The equator divides that earth into the _______ and ________ hemispheres.
Northern and Southern
What are the three words to help remember Human Environment Interaction?
Depend/Modify/Adapt