Define It
(I give term/you give definition)
Five themes of Geography
Map Skills
100

hydrology

study of water on Earth

100

This theme of geography describes features that make a site unique.

place

100

What shows directions on a map ?

Compass Rose 

200

cartography

science of making maps

200

People dancing and interacting would best describe which theme of geography?

human-environment interaction

200

Name all directions on a compass rose.

Cardinal (North, East, South, West)

Intermediate(NE, SE, NW, SW)

300

meterology

study of weather and its causes

300

This theme of geography describes where something is.

location

300

What is a Map Key?

Explain

400

human geography

study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes

400

This theme looks at how people and things change location.

movement

500

physical geography

study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features.

500

What are the five (5) themes of geography?

location (where something is)

place (features that make a site unique)

regions (areas that share common characteristics)

movement (how and why people and things move)

human-environment interaction (ways people interact with their environments)