5 Themes
The movement of people, goods and Ideas
Movement
Why do we have seasons
The suns rays go between the tropics
What kind of map shows landforms and the characteristics of the Earth's surface?
Physical Map
Name the Oceans
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Southern
describing the unique physical and human characteristics that make a specific location different from anywhere else on Earth
Place
What are the tropics?
Tropic Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
What kind of map shows states and countries?
Political Map
It has been rainy the last few days is an example of....
Weather
Where something can be located. Either absolute or relative.
Location
What is a gulf
Water surrounded by land on 3 sides
What is a map that has a particular idea
Thematic Map
The weather patterns over a long period of time is an example of?
Climate
When humans interact with the environment around them
Human & Environment Interaction
What is a peninsula?
Land surrounded by water on 3 sides?
What are the lines that are on a map that give absolute location called?
Latitude & Longitude
What two continents are entirely in the Western Hemisphere?
North American and South America
An area that has similar characteristics that set it apart from other area.
Region
What are the two latitude and Longitude lines with 0 degrees?
Equator and Prime Meridian
What is the problem with flat maps and the shapes of countries and continents on them?
Distortion
Give an example of a natural resource
Anything naturally occurring on Earth