Quick Facts
How many themes of geography are there
5 themes
The 5 themes are used by these people
geographers
3500 S. Vancouver Ave, Vancouver WA 98765 is an example of what theme, and what component of that theme?
LOCATION and Absolute or Exact location
The two characteristics of Place are (Political) Human and ________ features.
Physical (or Natural)
How many states are in the United States?
50 States
Name the theme and 3 components: How people interact with the earth.
Human Environment Interaction, or HEI - Adapt; Depend; Modify (or change)
Why do geographers use the five themes of geography?
To study the earth and what goes on on it
Mountains and Lakes are features of what theme and what component?
Place, Physical (or Natural)
People _______ the environment when they change it, and is a part of what theme?
Modify or change - Human environment Interaction (HEI)
How many continents are in the world? Can you name them?
7 Continents
North America; South America; Europe; Africa; Asia; Antarctica; Australia
Name the theme and component: People riding to work on trains
Movement (of people)
A list of the five themes of geography
Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions?
When you are building houses and cutting trees down in a forest.... what theme and component is this?
Human Environment Interaction (HEI - Modify or change)
People, goods, and _______ are moved from place to place within the theme of movement.
Ideas or Information
On which two hemispheres is North America on?
Northern Hemisphere (splitting the earth at the Equator); and the Western Hemisphere (splitting the Earth at the Prime Meridian)
Name the theme and the two components of that theme: An area with similar features.
Region - Political (Human) and Physical (Natural)
What theme and component would the grouping of southwest states of the USA fall under
Region - Political
Your specific house address is an example of _________ location.
Absolute or Exact
Who is our President and Vice President
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Name the theme and components: Describes what a place is like.
Place - Physical (Natural) and Political (Human)
Name two PHYSICAL features of Whatcom County of the theme PLACE
Many possible answers: Nooksack River; Mt. Baker; Lake Whatcom; lots of trees or forests; flat land, and mountains; temperate, marine climate; touches Puget Sound; Resources of good soil and farmland; game to hunt; salmon and crab to fish.....
What theme and component does texting and email fall under?
Movement - of Ideas or Information
This theme studies how people interact with the environment; What are the three components?
Human Environment Interaction (or HEI) Adapt; Depend; Modify (Change)
Where is the capital of Washington State?
Olympia