Core Concepts Geography

The invisible lines that run east-west and north-south to form an imaginary grid over the planet earth which are used for finding locations

• Cartography
• Prime Meridian
• Latitude and Longitude Lines
• Geography Lines

Half of the earth or half of a sphere

• Hemisphere
• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Axis

0° degrees latitude line

• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Equator

0° degrees longitude line

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Prime Meridian

Location, Place, Movement, Regions, and Human Environment Interaction

• Geology
• Physical Geography
• Political Geography
• Five Themes of Geography

The science of studying the earth and all of its features (such as landforms, bodies of water, cultures of people, and how people interact with their environment)

• Geography
• Radiocarbon Dating
• Degrees
• Biology

A map that shows man-made boundaries such as states, cities, and capitals.

• Political Map
• Physical Map

A map that shows features of the planet earth such as mountains, lakes, valleys, deserts, and rivers.

• Political Map
• Physical Map

40 degrees North and 55 degrees West is an example of which theme?

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Region

• HEI

air pollution coming from a factory smoke stack is an example of which 2 themes

• Place

• Movement

• Location

• Region

• H.E.I.