Five Themes of Geography/ Maps and Globes

Imaginary east-west circles parallel to the equator are called

• Longitude

• Geographer

• Latitude

• scales

Halfway between the north and south poles, the _____ circles the globe horizontally at 0 degrees.

• equator

• degree

• Longitude

• Globe

The study of earth is called

• geographer

• Imaginary lines

• Geography

• Key details

Hemisphere is ...

• The study of the earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.

• A region created when the Earth is divided in half.

• An imaginary line going across the center of the earth.

48 degrees north latitude by 2 degrees longitude is an example of...

• graphing

• Absolute location

• Where something is located

• Relative location

Which themes describes how humans change a particular place?

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement

Which theme of Geography does Absolute and Relative Location belong to?

• Place
• Location
• Region
• Movement

The Appalachian Mountains are physical characteristic of North Carolina. Which theme does this represent?

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Region

When we describe a place by saying it has a beautiful lake and mountains, we are describing its

• Physical Characteristics
• Human Characteristics

Which theme of geography am I referring to when I say: "Arkansas is located south of Missouri"?

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Location