Map Skills - 1
Map Skills - 2
Five Themes
Ch 4 Topic
Elements of Culture
100

The word “Geography” came from which language

GREEK "geo" (Earth) and "graphos" (to write). Geography literally means the description of Earth.

100

What is geography?

Geography is the science that studies the features of the Earth and its connection to people and the environment.

100

What theme of geography helps us identify the exact or relative position of a place on Earth?

  • Location - Where is it?

100

What is a natural resource?

Materials found in nature that people value and use, like water, soil, and minerals.

100

Physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. 

What is material culture?

200

We live in which two hemispheres?

Northern Hemisphere & Western Hemisphere

200

What are the four cardinal directions?

north, east, south, west

200

Which theme explores how humans adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment?

Human/Environment Interaction.

200

What is a renewable resource?

A resource that can be replaced naturally, like sunlight, wind, or water.

200

Beliefs, traditions, or values such as language or religion.

nonmaterial culture

300

List at least 3 of the 9 map features.

Title, compass rose, symbols, legend, lines of longitude, lines of latitude, scale, labels, colors

300

The imaginary lines Pole to Pole that tell the location east or west of the Prime Meridian.

Longitude

300

Place describes ________________ that make a location unique?

the physical and human characteristics

300

Name one example of a nonrenewable resource.

Oil, coal, or natural gas.

300

The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.

cultural diffusion

400

The horizontal imaginary lines that tell the location north or south of the Equator as you climb.

Latitude

400

The imaginary horizontal line around the middle of the Earth’s surface.

The equator

400

Which theme examines the movement of people, goods, and ideas from one location to another?

Movement, everything moves

400

What are fossil fuels made from?

Remains of ancient plants and animals.

400

A rule or standard of behavior shared by members of a social group.

What is a cultural norm?

500

What type of map shows land and water features? 

Physical map

500

Another name for 0 degrees longitude that runs through Greenwich, England

Prime Meridian

500

What theme groups areas together based on common physical or human characteristics, such as language, climate, or political boundaries?

Region

500

Name a type of energy that doesn’t use fossil fuels.

Solar energy, wind power, or geothermal energy.

500

It can lead to the blending of cultures but also threaten traditional cultural practices.

globalization