Unit 1 - Map Skills and 5 Themes of Geography

What is geography?

• The study of people and places and how they are related to each other.

• The study of rocks and land and how the earth moves.

• The study of chemicals and molecules and how they interact.

• The study of maps of land and water to understand stuff.

What tells North, South, East, and West on a map?

• Latitude

• Compass Rose

• Scale

• Globe

What is are physical characteristics of a place?

• traditions and religions

• population changes

• mountains, plants, and climate

• government

Which describes movements in geography?

• changes in environment

• transfer of people, goods, and ideas

• location of places - absolute and relative

• changes in population

Building irrigation, dams, and canals to control water is an example of ________.

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Human and Environment Interaction

What is the latitude line at 0 degrees half-way between the North and South Poles?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

Look at the map. Which city is near 20 South latitude and 120 East longitude?

• Bundaberg

• Broome

• Brisbane

• Sydney

Which continent is blue?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

Which continent is red?

• North America

• Australia

• Asia

• Africa

Which continent is green?

• Antarctica

• Australia

• Asia

• Europe