What are the five themes of Geography?
1) Location
2) Place
3) Human/Environment Interaction
4) Movement
5) Region
Where a place is located. It serves as a starting point by asking "Where is it?
Location
This term describes what an area is like. It might describe physical characteristics such as landforms, climate, and plant or animal life.
Place
This term shows how people use the environment and how their actions affect the environment.
Human/Environment Interaction
This term describes people interacting on the earth, people, ideas, and goods.
Movement
An area united by one or more common characteristics.
Region
An imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude.
Equator
Divides the earth into "half spheres.
Hemispheres
Line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude.
Prime Meridian
The distance north or south of the Equator; measured in degrees.
Latitude
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian; measured in degrees.
Longitude
One of many lines on the global grid that circles the earth north or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude.
Parallel
One of many lines on the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole; used to measure degrees of longitude.
Meridian
The exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates.
Absolute Location
A round scale model of the earth. Gives a true picture of the continents' relative sizes and the shapes of landmasses and bodies of water.
Globe
A flat drawing of all or part of the earth's surface. Show small areas in great detail.
Map
A term used to identify mapmakers.
Cartographers
An imaginary line that follows the curve of the earth.
Great Circle
Explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a map.
Map Key
A measuring line that helps you figure distance on the map.
Scale Bar
A symbol on a map that tells you where north, south, east, and west are positioned.
Compass Rose
Maps that show a wide range of general information about an area are called...
general purpose maps.
The two of the most common general purpose maps are...
Physical and political maps.
A map that shows land forms and water features.
Physical Map.
one of the seven great divisions of land on the globe
continent
Shows the names and boundaries of countries, the location of cities and other human-made features of a place.
Political Maps
This is an example of a _______ map.
Political Map
Maps that are made to present specific kinds of information. May present climate, natural resources, and population density.
Thematic or Special Purpose Maps