Geography Themes and Maps

Which is NOT one of the 5 themes

• Language

• Movement

• Location

• Region

Absolute and relative are words that describe...

• Zip Code

• Place

• Location

• Region

People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.

• Place

• Region

• Interaction

• Movement

A company removing trees to build a housing development is an example of_____.

• Human Interaction with the Environment

• Movement

• Reaction

• Location

Physical features, climate, and economics are examples of ______

• Location

• Region

• Place

• Political

A map that shows political boundaries, cities, towns, etc., is called a:

• thematic maps

• scale

• index

• political maps

A map that shows mountains, rivers, deserts, etc is called a:

• physical map

• political map

• topical map

• geographic map

What projection shows an accurate direction and shape, but distorts size and distance?

• Planer

• Robinson

• Global

• Mercator

Lines running North and South, measuring distance East or West of the Prime Meridian in degrees.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Meridian

• Parallel

Lines running East to West, measuring distance North or South of the Equator in Degrees.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer