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5 Themes of Geography
Where in the World?
Potpourri
Using Directions
This is where you are...
100
Systems of trade, land-use practices, and methods of conflict resolution are all indicator's a this part of a group.
What is culture?
100
You are traveling in this direction when you go from Chicago, Illinois to New Orleans, Louisiana.
What is south?
100
This term includes 2 forms, absolute and relative.
What is location?
100
These types of lines are used to find the north-south position of a place on earth.
What is latitude?
100
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eulargez.jpg at 40N and 15E.
What is Italy?
200
This term refers to the part of a country, or world, having definable characteristics, but not always fixed boundaries.
What is region?
200
You are traveling in this direction to get from Columbus, Ohio to New York City, New York.
What is east?
200
This term refers to the study of the earth-both physical and cultural.
What is geography?
200
Latitude lines run horizontal as they circle the earth with this main line running in the middle.
What is the Equator?
200
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eulargez.jpg at 52N and 20E.
What is Poland?
300
This term refers to the relationship between people and their environment.
What is interaction?
300
Finding a place in regards to another place is using this type of location.
What is relative location?
300
The following are examples of this type of resource: rich soil, forests, and minerals.
What is natural resource?
300
These types of coordinates are used to find the east-west position of a place on earth.
What is longitude?
300
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aflargez.jpg at 10N and 10E.
What is Nigeria?
400
Tell me the theme that is being described: Land is being cleared to make room for a new highway.
What is interaction?
400
Finding the location by using things like an address or latitude and longitude lines is known as this type of location.
What is absolute location?
400
This term refers to people going from one place to another.
What is movement?
400
Longitude lines circle the earth from the North Pole to South Pole with the main line being this one that runs through England.
What is the Prime Meridian?
400
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aflargez.jpg when you are in Libya (cross coordinates).
What is 30N and 15E?
500
Give three descriptions of Hawaii in terms of its' place.
Answers can vary for this and acceptable answers will be approved by Mrs. Sanders.
500
The invisible latitude and longitude lines that cross each other to measure distance on the globe are examples of this type of system.
What is a grid system?
500
List the 7 continents.
What are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania.
500
Draw a compass rose with the cardinal and ordinal directions.
Your rendition of a compass rose will be approved by Mrs. Sanders.
500
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aflargez.jpg when you are in Zambia (cross coordinates).
What is 15S and 30E?