5 Themes of Geography
What is the 1st theme of geography?
Location
What is the 1st tool that geographers use?
Maps
This part of the map tells you what the map is about.
Title
What is the definition of Latitude?
An imaginary line the circles the globe from east to west.
How many days does it take the Earth to complete a full revolution around the Sun?
365 and a 1/4th
What is the 2nd theme of geography?
Place
What is the 2nd tool that geographers use?
Satellite Imagery
This part of the map specifically tells you where smaller things can be found on a map.
Legend/Key
What is the definition of Longitude?
An imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south.
Write how the Equator affects the climate of various regions of the Earth?
The closer you are, the hotter it is. The further you are, the colder it is
What is the 3rd theme of geography?
Human Environment Interaction
What is the 3rd tool that geographers use?
Aerial photographs
This part of a map tells you the distance between places.
Distance scale.
What is the definition of inquiry?
The act of seeking out information.
Give an example of how humans adapted over time.
What is the 4th and 5th theme of geography?
Movement & Regions
What is the 4th and 5th tool that geographers use?
GPS & GIS
This part of a map divides the map into smaller sections.
Grid.
What is the definition of Orbit?
A repeating path that one object in space takes around another.
What 2 features go with Place?
Physical & Human features.
What are the 5 themes of geography in order?
1. Location
2. Place
3. Human Environment Interaction.
4. Movement
5. Regions
List the 5 tools that geographers use in order.
1. Maps
2. Satellite Imagery
3. Aerial Photographs
4. GPS
5. GIS
This part of the map helps you determines direction. Name the 4 directions too.
Compass Rose.
North, East, South, West
The definition of environment?
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal or plant lives or operates.
What is the difference between physical & human geography?
Physical deals with more physical descriptions like climate or landforms.
human deals with how people interact with the earth. Includes Culture, migration patterns and patterns of population.