G6 Geocabulary

This theme of geography describes a specific location on Earth using coordinates of latitude and longitude.

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Place

• Region

This theme of geography describes where something is on Earth in relation to another location.

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Place

• Region

This theme of geography describes the human and physical characteristics of a city or country on Earth.

• Human-environment interaction

• Movement

• Place

• Biomes

This geography theme considers how people adapt to and modify their earthly surroundings.

• Human-environment interaction

• Absolute location

• Place

• Movement

This geography theme divides the world into manageable areas for geographic study with distinctive human characteristics, such as demographics or politics, and physical characteristics, such as climate and vegetation.

• Climate zones

• Biomes

• Place

• Region

This geography theme includes imports/exports, migration, the expansion of the internet and cell phone coverage across the globe. Humans, ideas, goods, resources, and communication traveling across vast distances.

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-environment interaction

Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).

• continent

• ocean

• region

• location

A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.

• Continent

• Gulf

• River

• Ocean

The atmospheric conditions (temperature, precipitation, etc.) prevailing in an area in general or over a long period of time.

• Temperature

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

The conditions of the atmosphere at a specific place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• Precipitation

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature