Movement - Human Geography

The five themes of geography describe

• the way in which we eat ice cream.

• the five big ideas of geography.

• the ways in which people move their bodies.

• the ways in which the Earth moves.

Movement, as it relates to human geography, describes

• why cars move, where they go and how they get there.

• how and why people,

  things, and ideas move from

  place to place.

• why people go to places.

• why animals move to places.

Give an example of humans connected to humans.

• People are connected to other people by family.

• People are connected to other people because they own dogs.

• People are connected to each other because of trees.

• People are connected to other people because of skittles.

People are connected to places because

• they travel to work.

• of chocolate pie.

• they don't share cultures.

• they don't visit famous landmarks.

How does this map support the theme of movement in geography?

• It shows countries of the world.

• It shows people moving from place to place and which place has the the highest increase in people moving there.

• It shows popular countries that people like to live in.

• It shows arrows going from one country to another, which means that the country exists.

Cargo refers to goods carried on a ship, plane or vehicle. A port refers to the locations that ships with cargo go pick up and drop off the cargo (items) they are carrying. What kind of question can this map answer? Choose the best answer.

• What is volume?

• Which cargo port is visited by the highest number of ships?

• Which country is shaded grey?

• Which country has the highest population?

Which picture best illustrates (shows) people moving from place to place?

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Which picture best shows the movement of goods (items) from one place to another?

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