are you a smart 4 th grader? geography 1 what are the 5 themes of geography?
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Are You a Smart 4th Grader?
Geography 1
What are the 5 themes of Geography?
Geography 1 Answer
• What are the 5 themes of Geography?
• Movement
• Region
• Human/Environment Interaction
• Location
• Place
Geography 2
• What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
Geography 2 Answer
• What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
• Absolute location tells where a place is according to a grid.
• Relative location tells where a place is in relation to another place.
Geography 3
• What is the relative location of the US?
• (Give three descriptions.)
Geography 3 Answer
• What is the relative location of the US?
• (Give three descriptions.)
• North of Mexico
• South of Canada
• Northern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere
• North of the equator
• West of the Prime Meridian
Geography 4
• What are human characteristics of a place?
• Give at least 2 examples.
Geography 4 Answer• What are human characteristics of a
place?
• Give at least 2 examples.
• Human characteristics of a place are man-made features.
• Human characteristics of a place can include cities, highways, bridges, and buildings.
Geography 5
• How are human characteristics and physical characteristics of place connected?
Geography 5 Answer
• How are human characteristics and physical characteristics of place connected?
• Cities are often located near bodies of water and farms are often located in prairies.
• Ski resorts are located in the mountains.• Fishing industries are located by the
oceans, lakes, or rivers.
Geography 6
• What is a transportation network?
Geography 6 Answer
• What is a transportation network?
•
• a system of roads, rail lines, ferry service, and other methods of connecting places
Geography 7
• What do special purpose maps show?
Geography 7 Answer
• What do special purpose maps show?
• Special features such as climate, elevation, and population density.
Geography 8
• What is elevation?
Geography 8 Answer
• What is elevation?
• The height of an area above sea level
Geography 9
• What is climate?
Geography 9 Answer
• What is climate?
• Weather of a place over a long period of time.
Geography 10
• What is population density?
Geography 10 Answer
• What is population density?
• The number of people living in a certain area.
Challenge
• What is a metropolitan area?
Challenge Answer
• What is a metropolitan area?
• A large city and the surrounding areas, including towns, other cities, and suburbs.
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