5 Themes
What theme of geography explains the spread of religions around the world?
Movement
Explains the meaning of symbols and color on a map.
Key or Legend
Lines running East and West but measuring North and South?
Latitude lines
What is it called when a geographer sees how places are alike?
Geographic pattern
What are the two classroom rules?
Safety and Respect
A group of places with common characteristics?
Region
Shows North, South, East and West on a map?
Compass Rose
Lines running North and South but measuring East and West?
Longitude lines
When geographers study physical systems, they are looking at?
processes like volcanoes, earthquakes etc
What is the definition of Geography?
The study of the Earth and everything on it?
Which theme of geography looks at how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people?
HEI
What type of map would show details in a city, such as roads and buildings?
large-scale map
This line sits at 0 latitude?
Equator
What does a political map show?
human created features, man made
Most cities and people are located near?
water
This theme includes absolute and relative.
Location
What do map makers use to show Earth's curved surface on a flat space?
Map Projections
The imaginary line connecting the North and South Poles?
Prime Meridian
When a map shows different shapes, sizes, or distances it is called?
Map distortion
You lose this percentage of points for each day an assignment is late?
10%
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
Movement
Region
HEI
Location
Place
What type of map would you use to show the location of oil fields in Texas?
point symbol
Which latitude line is the longest?
Equator
This shows the distance on a map?
Scale
All maps must have...
Title, Compass, Key, Scale, and Color