5 themes of geography

How many themes of Geography are there?

five

What is the mnemonic for the Themes of Geography?

Harry Potter Loves Magical Rats

What is Movement in Geography?

How people, objects, and ideas move from one location to another, and the effect that these moves have.

Give an example of Movement.

Max moved to New Jersey for a new job.

What is Region in Geography?

Locations that share at least one characteristic (such as climate, land, population, or history).

Give an example of Region.

Little Italy has the best pizza in Manhattan.

What is Human-Environment Interaction in Geography?

Refers to the ways humans affect or change their environment and how the environment affects them.

Give an example of Human-Environment Interaction.

Eskimos in Alaska wear heavy clothing made of fur.

What is Location in Geography?

Where something can be found on the earth.

What are the two types of Location?

Relative and Absolute.

What is Relative location?

Describing where something can be found based on something else.

Give an example of Relative location.

Target is on Rt. 22 near Home Depot.

What is Absolute location?

Exact location (address or lines of latitude & longitude).

Give an example of Absolute location.

Jason's address is 25 Pine Street, Summit, NJ 07901. Summit can be found at 40°N, 74° W.

What is Place in Geography?

What a location looks like. This includes physical features, such as mountains and rivers, and human features of the people who live there (religion, language, etc.).

Give an example of Place.

Niagara Falls is a huge waterfall.

Define Desert.

A dry land with few plants and little rainfall.

Define Mountains.

Land with steep sides that rises at least 1,000 feet above the surrounding land.

Define Plains.

Areas of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses.

Define Peninsula.

A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.

Define Delta.

Land formed from soil deposited at the mouth of a river.

Define Basin.

A low area of land surrounded by higher land, usually drained by a river.

Define Valley.

A low lying area between mountains or hills.

Define Plateau.

An area of flat land at higher elevation.

Define River.

A large stream of water that runs through the land to another body of water.

Define Ocean.

A major body of saltwater separating continents.

What is a sea?

A large body of saltwater surrounded by land.

What is a mouth?

A place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water.

What is a compass rose?

A tool that shows directions on a map.

What are the cardinal directions?

North, East, South, West.

What are the intermediate directions?

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest.

What is a scale on a map?

A tool to find distance on a map (1 cm = 1 mile).