The Five Themes of Geography geography The study

1 -What two questions do geographers ask when studying the Earth? 1 -Where are

2 -List the Five Themes of Geography 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Location Regions

3 -Why do Geographers Study Location? To find out where a place is located

cardinal directions north south east west

intermediate directions write this down northeast northwest southeast southwest

4 -What are the two special measurements of Earth used to describe location? 1.

5 -What is the name of the line of latitude that is located 0

6 -What is the name of the line of longitude that marks 0 degrees

7 -Which way of describing location is being used when a geographer explains that

latitude The distance north or south of Earth's equator, measured in units called degrees

longitud e The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian [0 longitude, Greenwich,

hemisphere Halves of the Earth: northern/southern or eastern/western

8 -Why is the study of the following 4 themes important to geographers? n

Regions n Geographers use Regions to group places that have something in common. n

PLACE Geographers use Place to describe the features of a location that make it

MOVEMENT n Geographers use Movement to explain how people, goods and ideas move from

Human-Environment Interaction n Geographers use Human-Environment Interaction to learn how people affect their environment

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The Five Themes of Geography

geography The study of Earth

1 -What two questions do geographers ask when studying the Earth? 1 -Where are things on Earth located? 2 -Why are those things there?

2 -List the Five Themes of Geography 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Location Regions Place Movement Human-Environment Interaction

3 -Why do Geographers Study Location? To find out where a place is located Geographers use both cardinal and intermediate directions to describe location.

cardinal directions north south east west

intermediate directions write this down northeast northwest southeast southwest

4 -What are the two special measurements of Earth used to describe location? 1. Latitude 2. Longitude

5 -What is the name of the line of latitude that is located 0 degrees of latitude? n The Equator

6 -What is the name of the line of longitude that marks 0 degrees of longitude? n The Prime Meridian

7 -Which way of describing location is being used when a geographer explains that a river is located 250 miles north of San Antonio? n Relative Location

latitude The distance north or south of Earth's equator, measured in units called degrees

parallel A line of latitude

longitud e The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian [0 longitude, Greenwich, England], measured in units called degrees

meridian A line of longitude

hemisphere Halves of the Earth: northern/southern or eastern/western

8 -Why is the study of the following 4 themes important to geographers? n n Regions Place Movement Human-Environment Interaction

Regions n Geographers use Regions to group places that have something in common. n A region has a unifying human or physical features such as: q q population history climate landforms

PLACE Geographers use Place to describe the features of a location that make it unique. Place includes the human and physical features of a specific location.

MOVEMENT n Geographers use Movement to explain how people, goods and ideas move from one place to another.

Human-Environment Interaction n Geographers use Human-Environment Interaction to learn how people affect their environment and how their environment affects them.