1&2 PPP Five Themes of Geo-Geographers Tools

What are the "Five Themes of Geography" ?

• Location

  Place

  Region

  Movement

  Human-Environment

• Location

  Place

  Religion

  Movement

  Human-Environment

• Location

  Place

  Region

  Movement

  Human-Experiment

• Location

  Peace

  Region

  Movement

  Human-Environment

Earth is divided into two equal halves. Each half of the globe is called a ____?____.

• strosphere

• atmophere

• hemisphere

• lithosphere

imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. These lines are called____?____.

• latitude lines

• longitude lines

imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles. (North & South) These lines, called____?____.

• latitude lines

• longitude lines

What system collects data to create charts, maps, and globes to help visualize relationships and patterns?

• Landsat

• (GOES) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites

• (GPS) or Global Positioning System.

• (GIS) Geographic Information Systems

This satellite system allows for the transmission of location and weather.

• (GIS) Geographic Information Systems

• (GPS) or Global Positioning System

• (GOES) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites

• Landsat

This type of maps shows the different resources present in the area or economic activity prevalent.

• Economic Map

• Political Map

• Population Map

• Ethnic Map

This type of map shows the whole number of people living in an area, helps you to see where the area is most and least crowded.

• Economic Map

• Political Map

• Climate Map

• Population Map

How might the location of a area affect the economy or foreign policy of a place? (Ex. Think of how El Paso, Texas is located along the southwest Border of the United States and Mexico)