5 Themes of Geography
Longitude and Latitude
Early Civilizations
The First Communities
Miscellaneous
100
Name the 5 Themes of Geography
Movement, Human Environment Interaction, Region, Place, Location
100
What famous line is located at 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
100
A person with no permanent home
nomad
100
The watering of dry land using a system of ditches and pipes.
Irrigation
100
What is the best football team on the entire planet
THE BALTIMORE RAVENS
200
What is the acronym we use to remember the 5 themes?
MR.HELP
200
What famous line is located a 0 degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
200
Early humans were_____________ they would eat and hunt all of the food in one location, and then move
Hunter Gatherers
200
Soil that is good for growing crops
Fertile soil
200
An abundance of goods, more than what you need
Surplus
300
What are the two types of location?
Absolute (Exact) and Relative
300
What do we call North, South, East and West?
Cardinal Directions
300
This word means farming
agriculture
300
Trained, specialized workers.
Artisans
300
A skill in one kind of work
specialization
400
Define Human Environment interaction
How we change the environment and how the environment changes us
400
How many hemispheres are there?
4
400
Early Humans tamed wild animals so that the could establish permanent homes. This is called ___________ animals.
Domesticating
400
A group of people with similar customs, backgrounds, training, and income.
Social Class
400
Residents of a place
Inhabitants
500
What theme of Geography does this map show?
Region
500
We use _________________(one word) to determine location. For example, my house is located at 103 degrees N, 56 degrees W.
Coordinates
500
The human remains of ancient people were studied by archaeologist to learn about how they lived. These are what type of sources?
Primary
500
A way of providing leadership and creating order
Government
500
Your textbook is an example of this type of source
Secondary