Five Themes Overview
This is NOT one of the 5 Themes of Geography 1. Location 2. Region 3. HEI 4. Environment 5. Place
What is ENVIRONMENT?
For this category, an example will be given and you must name the theme. Example: the beach
What is place?
the study of earth and everything on it
What is geography?
Half a sphere is known as this.
What is a hemisphere?
When is the geography assessment?
Tomorrow!
2801 SW Lucas Avenue is an example of this theme.
What is location? (Absolute)
the Southwest
What is region?
the exact measurement of a place
What is location?
This is how many hemispheres are in the world.
What is four?
The acronym for you to remember the 5 Themes.
What is Mr. Help?
Adapting to, modifying, and depending on the earth or our environment
What is Human Environment Interaction?
The house is east of school and south of the grocery store.
What is a relative location?
a set of conditions within which people live
What is environment?
Divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
Wearing sunglasses, changing the clothes you wear or building specific types of shelter is an example of this HEI attribute.
What is an example of adapting?
Goods, people, and ideas are in transit around the globe through this theme.
What is Movement?
Calling my grandma
What is movement of ideas?
an area with unifying characteristics that separate it from other areas
What is region?
Divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
What's the difference between latitude and longitude?
Latitude measures distances north or south of the equator Longitude measures east and west of the prime meridian
Name all 5 themes of Geography and give an example of each.
Location, Place, HEI, Region, Movement
A map that shows where crops are grown in the U.S.
What is HEI?
Another name for latitude lines and longitude lines.
What are parallels and meridians?
Define longitude lines/meridians and latitudes lines/parallels.
What are the imaginary lines that run north/south dividing the earth east and west, and imaginary lines that run east/west and divide the earth north/south?
The three types of maps and their purpose.
What can be described as political, physical or thematic/special purpose?