Geography Flashcard: Themes and Concepts

Front

Name the five themes of geography.

Back

Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

Front

Latitude lines run _______ to _______.

Back

East to West

Front

Longitude lines run _______ to _______.

Back

North to South

Front

What is the main purpose of GPS?

Back

To determine exact location on Earth

Front

Which map type shows elevation and landforms?

Back

Topographic map

Front

GIS stands for what?

Back

Geographic Information System

Front

Which of the following is NOT one of the five themes of geography? Movement, Place, Weather, Region

Back

Weather

Front

Which theme of geography would you use to study how people adapt to their environment?

Back

Human-Environment Interaction

Front

A topographic map would be most useful for which of the following activities?

• Planning a hiking trip in the mountains
• Finding the fastest driving route between cities
• Studying population growth
• Predicting weather patterns

Back

Planning a hiking trip in the mountains

Front

Tool to analyze how a disease spreads across a country: GPS, GIS, Political map, Mercator projection.

Back

GIS