Qtr. 1 Geography Vocab

What are the parts of a map we learned about in class?

• Title

  Key

  Compass Rose

  Scale

• Title

  Key

  Compass Rose

  Continents

What is the prime meridian?

• An imaginary friend in your teacher's mind.

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

• Latitude

• Longitude

What is the climate of a location mean?

• The weather over a long period of time.

• The weather outside that day.

What are the 5 themes of geography?

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environment Interaction

Human-Environment Interaction means . . .

• The relationship with outerspace.

• The relationship between humans the natural world around them.

• The relationship between animals and their ecosystem.

Region is defined as . . .

• An area with common characteristics that make it different from other areas.

• An area with many forests and mountains.

Movement means . . .

• Staying physically fit.

• The mobility of people, goods, and ideas.

Location tells you . . .

• How to get somewhere when traveling.

• Where something is located on Earth's surface.

"Place" in geography means the . . .

• Physical and human features of a location

• Name of a location
• Population of a location

Relative location describes

• The exact spot where something is located
• The position of a place in relation to another place
• The physical characteristics of a place