5 Themes and Map skills

The study of the Earth and everything on it is called

• Map Skills

• Geography

• 5 Themes

• Continents and Oceans

Which of the 5 themes is knowing where something is?

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

Which of the 5 themes describes the human and physical characteristics of somewhere?

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

An area that is defined by certain similar characteristics which can be physical, natural, human, or cultural is known as

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

The way people, products, information, and ideas move from one place to another is called

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

Humans affecting or being affected by their environment in ways that can be both good and bad is known as.

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

The tool used to measure the real distance between two places on a map is called a.

• Map scale

• Compass rose

• Map key

• Grid

The imaginary line that goes around the Earth. It lies half way between the North and South Poles.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

The guide on how to read a maps symbols is called.

• Map Key

• Map Scale

• Compass

• Topography