Quick Facts
The Five Themes of Geography
Name that Theme
Fill in the Blank
Random
100
The number of themes of geography
Five (5) Themes
100
HEI looks at the relationships between ______________ and their environment.
humans and their environment
100
2376 S. Home Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068 is an example of this theme of geography.
(Absolute) location
100
Place can be described by _________ and __________ characteristics
Human and physical characteristics
100
Which coordinate comes first?
Latitude
200
A specific point on a map is what?
Absolute location or coordinates
200
Place does what to a location?
Describes it
200
Mountains and Lake Michigan are an example of this theme of geography.
Place (Physical features)
200
People _______ the environment when they change it. For example, adding a highway.
modify
200
What are the 5 regions of the U.S
NE, SE, SW, MW, W/NW
300
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
Geography
300
What are the two types of location
Absolute and Relative
300
Building houses by destroying forests is an example of this theme of geography.
Human environment interaction
300
People, goods, and _______ are examples of movement.
ideas
300
These are examples of what?
characteristics
400
A description of where a something on Earth is
Location
400
This acronym helps us remember the 5 themes of geography.
Mr. Help
400
The Caribbean Islands are an example of this theme of geography.
Region
400
Your ___________ ___________ shares common characteristics such as language, traditions, food, holidays, etc.
ethnic group
400
Name three types of maps
topographic, physical, political
500
In Human-Environment Interaction, humans can either _______ or _______ the environment.
Adapt or modify
500
refers to the way people, goods, information, and ideas move from one place to the other.
Movement
500
Sharing a video of a speech made by a prominent leader on social media is an example of this theme of geography.
Movement (ideas)
500
Region is an area that is defined by _______________ characteristics.
common characteristics (or something similar)
500
Regions can be identified by two types of characteristics. What are they?
Human and Physical
600
What shows the relationship between the actual distance on Earth and the distance on a map.
a scale
600
List three examples of movement of ideas.
email, text, phone, mail, internet, TV
600
The 5 themes of geography are
Location, Place, HEI, Movement, Region
600
The Prime Meridian is a line of _____________
longitude
600
Types of human characteristics that a region can be grouped based on
language,culture,religion