Place: Human or Physical?
Disney World
Human
This theme refers to how people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
movement
A system that uses a network of earth orbiting satellites to pinpoint absolute locations.
-human geography
-map
-globe
-global positioning system (GPS)
global positioning system (GPS)
What does every map need?
a title + a scale
what is a person who analyzes the earth from many points of views?
Geographer
bodies of water
physical
This theme explores how people adapt to and use their environment
human/environment interaction
The study of the Earth
-geography
-maps
-geology
geography
A spherical or ball shaped, model of the entire planet.
globe
What are the biggest landforms called?
Continents
Climate
physical
This theme explores how geographers use directions and coordinates to identify where something is found.
location
0 degrees latitude line is called....
Equator
A visual representation of an area.
map
What are the biggest bodies of water called?
Oceans
Population
human
This theme looks at what locations have in common / how they are different
region
Used to measure temperature, latitude, and longitude
degrees
A picture on a map that shows directions such as east, west, south, and north.
compass rose
Which is the SECOND largest continent?
Africa
Religion
human
This theme explores human and/or physical features of a specific location
place
This is EXACTLY where to find a place
absolute location
This is the line that separates the eastern hemisphere from the western hemisphere. It is at 0 degrees longitude.
prime meridian
The smallest ocean is...