Map Skills & 5 Themes

What is a Region

• Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
• Tells us where people and places are

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is movement?

• Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
• Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.

What is location?

• Tells us where people and places are
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
• Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.

Latitude lines are measured

• East/West

• North/South

Longitude lines are measured

• East/West

• North South

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Date Line

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement

The Middle East is an example of which?

• Human-Environment Interaction
• Relative Location
• Movement
• Region

The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?

• Movement
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Place

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.

• Region
• Location
• Human Environment Interaction
• Movement