Themes
War, Famine, and Drought could lead to this theme in Geography
What is Movement?
The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environment
What is Geography?
The shape of Earth
What is a sphere?
Contains directions--North, south, east, and west.
What is a compass rose?
hill, mountain, valley
What is a landform?
Pollution is an example of this theme.
What is Human-Environment Interaction?
Taking up space
What is spatial?
shows boundaries of countries
What is a political map?
shows colors or symbols
What is the key?
most accurate, but can't be carried
What is a globe?
This theme could be relative or absolute.
What is Location?
Earthquakes and landslides are proof that Earth is this.
What is dynamic?
shows elevation differences
represents how measured space relates to real distance.
What is a scale bar?
Materials that come from a place.
What are resources?
The Midwest would be an example of this geography theme.
What is Region?
Portions of Earth's surface that can be viewed from one location.
What is landscape?
The Ohio River, the Appalachian Mountains, and Lake Tahoe would all be present on this map.
What is a Physical Map?
Sits at 0o latitude
What is the Equator?
Population, economics, and land use are all part of these features.
What are human?
This theme relates to a specific characteristic of a city.
What is location?
map makers
What are Cartographers?
resources, kinds of plants, or ranching areas would be put on this second type of map.
What is a thematic map?
Runs through Greenwich, England
What is the Prime Meridian?
A geographer will find this at 90o north.
What is the North Pole?