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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
5 Themes
General
100
_______ is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
What is geography
100
A spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet
What is a globe
100
This theme describes where something is
What is location
100
Meteorology
What is the study of weather
200
__________ is all of the human and physical features that make geography unique.
What is landscape
200
A specific description as to where something is located
What is absolute location
200
This theme describes the features that make a site unique
What is place
200
The number of essential elements of geography
What is 6
300
A field that studies people and the relationships among them
What is social science
300
A general description of where something is located
What is relative location
300
This theme involves areas that share common characteristics
What is region
300
A tool geographers use to study the world
What is a map, satellite image or globe
400
A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguishes it from surrounding areas
What is region
400
The study of the world's physical features -- its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils and plants.
What is physical geography
400
This theme looks at how and why people and things move
What is Movement
400
The two levels geographers study the world around them
What are local and global levels
500
A flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth's surface
What is a map
500
The study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes
What is human geography
500
Name the five themes of geography
What is location, movement, human environment interaction, place and region
500
Studying a busy neighborhood in London verses a major city in London (Hint: What level are we analyzing London at?)
What is the local level