five themes of geography

What is the function of lines of latitude and lines of longitude?

• To help us study Earth over time.
• To allow us to find an exact location on Earth.
• To make things confusing.

Which imaginary lines run north and south?

• Longitude
• Latitude

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees.

• South Pole
• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Latitude

Movement is ...

• The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
  
• The way people and the environment affect each other.
  
• Where a place is on Earth.
  

Regions are ...

• Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

• An absolute location on Earth.

• The physical and human characteristics of a place.

Human and Environment Interactions are ...

• The way people and the environment affect each other.
  
• Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
  
• The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
  

A place is...

• The physical and human characteristics of a place.
  
• The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
  
• Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

An example of an absolute location would be.........

• 37.02 degrees N, 93.20 degrees W

• United States of America

• The South

An example of relative location would be............

• 37.02 degrees N, 96.2 degrees W

• 10 miles south of Springfield on HWY 65

• Paris, France