5 Themes of Geography
Religion
Word Wall
Weather and Climate
Economics
100
This theme consists of the exchange of people, good, and ideas around the world
What is Movement?
100
This religion has more followers worldwide than any other religion in the world.
What is Christianity?
100
The spreading of cultures out around the world
What is cultural diffusion?
100
The average weather conditions of a place over a long period of time
What is climate?
100
Congo, Mozambique, and the Central African Republic
What are less developed countries (traditional)
200
Using air conditioning to survive desert conditions is an example of this
What is modifying the environment, or human environment interaction?
200
All Muslims are required to complete this pillar at least once in their life, if they are financially able to.
What is "the Hajj", or pilgrimage to Mecca?
200
The land that is reclaimed from the sea by the dykes in the Netherlands
What is polder?
200
spheres of the Earth that deal with water and land
What is the hydrosphere and lithosphere?
200
type of economic activity in which a natural resource is turned into something else.
What is a primary economic activity?
300
"My house is located between the bank and the post office." This would be said by someone referring their
What is relative location
300
The Caste system still plays an important role in this religion, though it has become more open in recent years.
What is Hinduism?
300
This economic coalition has had to bail out member nations Greece and Cyprus in the recent months
What is the European Union?
300
physical processes that change the internal composition of an object
What is mechanical weathering?
300
the economic system in which the government makes all the economic decisions for a country
What is a command economy?
400
The Amazon River Basin,Silicon valley, and the DFW Metroplex
What are examples of functional regions?
400
The belief that every aspect of nature has a spirit or a soul, this has played a vital role in most of the Eastern religions.
What is Animism?
400
This causes winds to turn to the right above the equator; reason why hurricanes travel the path they do
What is the Coriolis Effect?
400
Though many things go into determining climate, it's best defined by this
What is latitude?
400
The most important demographic factors in determining level of development
What are GDP, literacy rate, infant mortality rate,
500
These two things are most responsible for distinguishing places around the globe.
What are physical and human characteristics?
500
Though they both sects of Christianity, this separates Protestants and Catholics
What is the Belief of Salvation through faith only (Protestants) What is the belief that the Bible is the sole authority, not other books (Protestants)
500
One of the many things that can ensure the success of country, this consists of the government system, highway system, and economic system of a country
What is infrastructure?
500
Phenomenon responsible for the leeward side of a mountain receiving less precipitation
What is the orographic effect?
500
I make trinketts at home and sell them each month to other villages. What characteristic of my traditional economy is this?
What is cottage industry?