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Geo-Vocab
The 5 Themes of Geography
A Geographer's Tools
Name the Theme
100
It is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
What is geography?
100
all the human and physical features that make a place unique
What is its landscape?
100
This theme describes where something is
What is location?
100
A flat drawing that shows all or part of the Earth's surface
What is a map?
100
Rocky Mountains
What is a Region?
200
The study of the world's physical features - its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants
What is physical geography?
200
A part of the world that has one or more common physical or human features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
What is a region?
200
This theme describes the features that make a site unique
What is place?
200
These two tools are visual representations of statistics and collected data
What are charts and graphs?
200
Flying to your new home in Florida
What is Movement?
300
The study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes
What is human geography?
300
A specific description of where a place is
What is an absolute location?
300
This theme looks at how and why people and things move
What is movement?
300
A spherical model of the entire planet
What is a globe
300
The Washington Monument, the Lincoln, Memorial, the White House
What is Place?
400
The study and science of making maps
What is cartography?
400
This theme describes areas that share common characteristics
What are regions?
400
Images taken from space
What is a satellite image?
400
1000 Cass Street Nashville, TN 37208
What is Location?
500
The study of weather and what causes it
What is meteorology?
500
The land, water, climate, plants, and animals that make up an area
What is an environment?
500
This theme explores how people interact with their environments.
What is human-environment interaction?
500
This traditional tool is used to record data, information, and thoughts onto paper.
What is a notebook?
500
Building a bridge.
What is human-environment interaction?