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What are the 5 themes of Geography?
Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location, Place
Describing your location based on what is around you...
Relative Location
What are the 5 parts of a map?
Title, Compass Rose, Symbols, Key/Legend, Scale
A __________ is an area in which many features are similar.
Place
How many regions are there within the United States?
5
_________ tells you how people, ideas and goods get around.
Movement
Mountains, valleys, plateaus, volcanoes and deserts are all examples of ____________.
Landforms
Imaginary lines that run EAST to WEST are known as _____________ lines. (flat)
Latitude lines
Imaginary lines that run from NORTH to SOUTH are ____________ lines. (Long)
Longitude lines
Absolute Location
What are the key words of a SUPPORTING question?
Who? What? When? Where?
What region do we live in?
Southeast
What are the two features of place?
(Give an example of each)
Human and Physical
What are the three ways humans interact with their environment?
Depend, Adapt, Modify
What are the key words of a COMPELLING question?
Why? How?
Moisture in the form of rain or snow, that comes from the sky, are called forms of _____________.
Precipitation
What are the 5 different regions?
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West
The state of the atmosphere (temperature or precipitation) at any one time in a single location is the _______________.
Weather
The imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres, is known as the _________.
Equator
The imaginary line that divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres, is known as the _________.
Prime Meridian
How is “place” different from “location” in geography?
Place- unique human and physical features of an area.
Location- where something is.
Why do you think people migrate from one country to another, and how does that migration affect both the old and new countries?
Answers may vary.
Why would a business owner care about both the absolute and relative location of their store?
Answers may vary
How might social media change the way ideas and cultures move across the world?
Answers may vary.
Taylor lives in a desert town. In a letter, she tells her grandma about the hot and dry weather they have. Which physical feature does Taylor write about?
Climate