Five Themes of Geography
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Which Map?
Continents
100


What is the theme that involves how people and goods move from one place to another?

Movement

100

The study of earth and human activity.

Geography

100

Another name for a map key.

Legend

100

On which map would you find a mountain range?

Physical Map

100

Largest continent by land mass and by population

Asia

200

An example of this theme is when people build a bridge to get to an island.

Human Environment Intervention

200

What is GPS?

Global positioning system; uses earth's orbitting satellites to pinpoint absolute location.

200

What does 'hemi" mean in the word hemisphere?

half

200

On which map would you find the height, above sea level, of the tallest mountain?

Elevation Map

200

What is the continent that is also a country?

Australia

300

VCE is located at 41.11910   N, 73.94340  W is an example of which theme?

Location

300

The imaginary line that separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.

Equator

300

Name the 7 continents.

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica

300

On which map would you find the most densely populated coast of the United States?

Population Density Map.

300

What continent is at the South Pole?

Antarctica

400

This theme looks at what locations have in common.

Region

400

The part of land that boarders the ocean.

coast

400

Name the five regions of the United States

West, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast

400

On which map would you find the most rainfall per year?

Annual Rainfall Map.

400

What continent is southwest of Asia?

Africa

500

This theme explores Human or physical features of a specific location.

Place

500

The line that divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere.

Prime Meridian

500

The lines used to locate precise locations on the earth.

latitude and longitude

500

Which region of the United States is the Pacific
Coast on?

West

500

What is the name of the theory that earth began with one very large continent?

Pangea