5 themes of geography include: 1. place 2. location 3. region 4. movement 5. human-environment...
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5 Themes
5 Themes of Geography include:1. Place2. Location3. Region4. Movement5. Human-Environment
Interaction
Understanding the 5 themes helps geographers determine why societies developed the way that they did and act the way that they do.
Maps
Regardless of their type, most all maps include similar features:
1. Scale - the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground
2. Key/legend - a table on a map or chart listing and explaining the symbols used.
3. Compass Rose - a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart
Longitude and Latitude
4. Longitude and Latitude:
Longitude - the angular distance of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian
▪ i.e. 60 Degrees West
Prime Meridian - the earth's zero of longitude, which passes through Greenwich, England.
Latitude - the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
Equator - an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles; parallel of latitude 0°
Lines are expressed in degrees because the earth is a sphere1. Latitude is listed first, followed by
longitude2. What country would be 30 Degrees South,
135 Degrees East?
Hemispheres
Line of Longitude and Latitude are used by geographers to divide the world in to hemispheres
Hemi – half Sphere – circle
Equator divides the world in to Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Prime Meridian divides the world in to Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Combined, the earth is divided into 4 parts
Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast
Physical Map
Today we are going to apply our skills, and gain some new vocabulary, by completing a physical map of the world
For each portion of the handout you must:1. Define the key term ▪ (Do this on a separate sheet of
paper)▪ Title: Landform Vocabulary
2. Map it
3. Make an inference based on the question
Partner Work
Materials:▪ Textbook▪ Writing Utensil▪ Colored Pencils▪ Maps handout
Vocab
6. Ocean A very large expanse of water encompassing more than one sea.
7. Sea - a roughly definable area of the ocean
8. Bay - a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
9. Gulf - a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth
10. River Mouth - A river mouth or stream mouth is a part of a river where it flows into a sea, river, lake, reservoir or ocean.
11. Highland - an area of high or mountainous land.
13. Plain - a large area of flat land with few trees
14. Cape - is a headland or promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea.