Tools
Name the 5 themes of geography
What are Movement, Region, H/E Interaction, Location, Place
The 7 continents
Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North and South America
Branch of Geography that studies landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features
Physical Geography
The 4 cardinal directions
North, East, South, West
The 5 Oceans
What are the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern Ocean
What is Relative Location
A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
Region
Name the 2 types of location
What are Absolute and Relative Location
This map tool helps you with directions.
What is a Compass Rose
Your street address describes this kind of Location
Absolute Location
Showing the round Earth on these flat tools distorts some details
Maps
Imaginary lines going east and west around the globe.
This type of map focuses on boundaries between countries, states, and counties.
What is a Political Map
Imaginary lines going north and south around the globe.
What are lines of longitude
The theme of PLACE studies ______ and ______ geography
Human and Physical Geography
Imaginary line at zero degrees that separates northern and southern hemisphere
What is the Equator
This type of map focuses on the geography of the area and will often shows mountains, valleys, and water
What is a Physical Map
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
Geography
Imaginary line at zero degrees that separates the east and west hemisphere
What is the Prime Meridian
This person's name will remind you of the 5 themes of geography
MR. HELP
This map focuses on a time, place, or event in history
Largest Ocean
What is the Pacific Ocean
Largest continent
What is Asia
This Theme of Geography describes features that make a site unique
Place
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
What are Intermediate Directions