Five Themes of Geography

Geography is...

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

• The study of Earth and its atmosphere.

• The study of rocks, minerals, and all physical attributes of Earth

Equator is ...

• An imaginary line going across the center of Earth that separates the eastern and western hemisphere.

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

• An imaginary line going across the center of Earth that separates the north and south hemisphere.

Prime Meridian is ...

• An imaginary line going across the center of the earth that separates the eastern and western hemispheres.

• An imaginary line going across the center of the earth that separates the north and south hemispheres.

• An absolute location on the map.

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.

Location is ...

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

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

The construction of a new skyscraper in the city is classified as what?

• Adapted Environment
• Natural Environment
• Deforestation
• Human Environment

Over the past ten years, more people have been moving to the city of Cleveland.  This can best be defined by which term?

• Deforestation 
• Urbanization
• Desertification 
• Natural Environment 

A farmer in the midwest over used his land and now the minerals are gone and the area has dried up, which term best describes what has happened?

• Urbanization 
• Deforestation 
• Desertification 
• Human Environment