5 Themes
Lat. & Long.
Continents & Oceans
Earth's Surface
Climate
100
How humans interact with their environment
Human-Environment Interaction
100
Lines of latitude run in this direction
Side to Side, Left/Right, Horizontally, Laterally
100
The continent that you are on right now
North America
100
The outermost layer of the Earth
Crust
100
The changes in temperature, wind direction and speed, and air moisture that take place over a SHORT PERIOD of time
Weather
200
A location in relation to something; a location in relation to you
Relative Location
200
Lines of longitude run in this direction
Up/Down, North/South, Vertically
200
The continent that is located south of Europe
Africa
200
A crack in the Earth's surface
Fault
200
The usual, predictable patterns of weather in an area OVER MANY YEARS
Climate
300
How goods, people, and ideas get around the world
Movement
300
The Equator is located on this line
0° Latitude
300
The continent that is mostly covered in ice
Antarctica
300
The theory that explains how the continents were formed and why they move
Plate Tectonics
300
The Earth's climate is linked directly to this
The Sun
400
An area with similar characteristics that make it different from other areas
Region
400
The Prime Meridian is located on this line
0° Longitude
400
The smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth
Australia
400
When water and ice, chemicals, and plants break rock into smaller pieces
Weathering
400
Winds curve across the Earth because the planet does this
Rotates
500
A location with PHYSICAL or HUMAN characteristics that makes it different than another location
Place
500
The continent you're on at 40° north and 100° east
Asia
500
The ocean that is located between Europe and North America
Atlantic Ocean
500
When water, wind, and ice move away weathered rock
Erosion
500
The name for areas with similar patterns of temperature and precipitation
Climate Zones