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List and define the 5 themes of geography

List and define the 5 themes of geography.

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List and define the 5 themes of geography

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  1. List and define the 5 themes of geography

  2. Place- describe what makes a location different from another location; I have different kinds of features such as: water landforms, climate, soil, vegetation, airports, highways, buildings, bridges, and parks.Location - describe where something is found Human Environment Interaction -describe how people impact our earth and environment and how people adapt to live in their surroundings Region- Describes areas that have common featuresMovement- describe how people and things are transported from one place to another

  3. List the three different map types

  4. Physical maps 2. Political maps 3. Thematic maps

  5. Which maps show the natural features of the Earth?

  6. Physical Map

  7. Which maps can represent a variety of information including things like climate, precipitation, vegetation, elevation, population, life expectancy, etc?

  8. Thematic Map

  9. Which maps show how humans have impacted the landscape? For example, city names, roads, country borders, etc. are all part of political maps

  10. Political Map

  11. Which part tells what the map is about? This is the first part of the map you should look at.

  12. Title

  13. This tells the cardinal directions, which are north, south, east, and west.

  14. Compass Rose

  15. This explains what the symbols on a map represent, such as triangles representing trees.

  16. Key or Legend

  17. This part of the map is made parallels and meridians

  18. Grid

  19. These lines run across the globe horizontally

  20. Latitude

  21. These lines run up and down, vertically on the globe

  22. longitude

  23. This line cuts the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere in half

  24. equator

  25. This line cuts the eastern and western hemisphere in half

  26. Prime Meridian

  27. What are the 8 key features of a civilization

  28. Cities2. Central Governments3. Complex Religion Stable 4. Food Supplies 5. Job Specialization6. Social Classes7. Arts & Architecture8. Writing

  29. Which key feature is described below:Usually originated with priestsInitially used to create calendars and keep records of offerings to the godsGovernment will use writing to keep track of public records – taxes, treaties, “official” documents

  30. Writing

  31. Which key feature is described below:People were ranked in society based on the importance of their jobPriests and warriors were typically considered the most important

  32. Social Classes

  33. Which key feature is described below:This was created in order to express beliefs and to honor important figures and deitiesMost major construction were building for religious purposes – temples, tombs – to honor their gods

  34. Arts & Architecture

  35. Which key feature is described below: A society needs to have enough of this so it can survive, plus some extra to trade.Trading this for goods leads to job specialization

  36. Stable Food Supplies

  37. Which key feature is described below:When there is a surplus of food people no longer have to hunt and gather all day.They started to focus on the task or craft they were best atArtisans develop techniques and technologies to make their task easier and more efficient

  38. Job Specialization

  39. Which key feature is described below:Gods controlled forces of Indus Valley Prayer Statuettes naturePriests were needed to convey the will of the godsIt was everyone’s responsibility to make sure the gods were happy

  40. Complex Religion

  41. Which key feature is described below:Needed to oversee irrigation projects and other public worksEnsure steady supply of foodCreate and uphold lawsDefend citizens Collect taxes

  42. Central Governments

  43. Which key feature is described below:Center of tradeCenters of cultural diffusion

  44. Cities

  45. Which continent was Mesopotamia located on?

  46. Asia

  47. Which continent is Egypt located on?

  48. Africa

  49. Which continent is India located on?

  50. Asia

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