Batman Five Themes of Geography

Batman is flying in the Bat Plane and is trying to locate the Joker. He asks Alfred to give him the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of where the Joker is currently located.

What is Batman asking for?

• Joker’s Region

• Joker’s Absolute Location

• Joker’s Relative Location

• Joker’s Human Environment Interaction

Batman calls for the Justice League’s help to defeat the Joker's latest threat. He asks them to meet him in Gotham.

Batman is using what theme of geography to get help from the Justice League?

• Region

• Location

• Place

• Movement

The Joker escapes Gotham city and flies along the line that divides the north and south hemispheres.

What is the name of the line the Joker is flying on?

• Prime Meridian

• Compass Rose

• Equator

• Movement

Batman intercepts the Joker in an area of Gotham that has a shared/similar characteristics because many criminals live in the same area.

Which of the five themes of geography is being described here?

• Movement

• Location

• Place

• Region

Batman prepares to fight the Joker. Batman knows that entering the Joker’s area he needs to wear special equipment to adapt to the environment.  

Which of the five themes of geography is being displayed in the above part of the story?

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

• Movement

Joker escapes and travels Southeast

What should Batman use to track the Joker?

• Globe

• Compass Rose

• Place

• Region

Batman quickly finds and defeats the Penguin on this Continent.  

What is the name of this continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

Batman gets word that Joker is on an unexplored island in the pacific ocean. In order to get enough information about the island he needs to create a map.  

Who is Batman going to hire to help him make a map of the island?

• Geographer

• Cartographer

• Scientist

The cartographer completes the map of the island. She wants to make sure that Batman has as much detail as possible. She can’t decide if she should give Batman a map or a globe .

Which should the cartographer give Batman to help him form a plan to attack the island?

• Map

• Globe

Joker and Penguin meet on a small purple boat on this ocean to discuss how to defeat Batman.

What is the name of this ocean?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic