5 Themes of Geography Vocab

Is the study of the earth and the people on it. This is broken into five different themes.

• Location

• Geography

• Longitude

• Latitude

is where things are located on Earth. There are two types (absolute and relative).

• Geography

• Longitude

• Latitiude

• Location

Are horizontal mapping lines (run West to East) on Earth. They run parallel to the Equator.

• Longitude

• Location

• Relative Location

• Latitude

When location is compared to another place or landmark. This can change depending on what two places are being compared.

• Absolute Location

• Location

• Relative Location

• Prime Meridian

Are vertical mapping lines (run North to South) on Earth. They run parallel to the Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Absolute Location

Cuts the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Is located at zero degrees longitude.

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Equator

• Absolute Location

Is the exact location on Earth. It is measure with latitude and longitude coordinates and does not change.

• Relative Location

• Location

• Absolute Location

• Geography

Describes what a place is like. This is determined through unique physical and human characteristics

• Geography

• Location

• Place

• Prime Meridian

Cuts the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Is located at zero degrees latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Absolute Location

• Longitude

Defined by shared physical and human characteristics of multiple places in an area.

• Geography

• Place

• Region

• Movement