5 themes of geography

Shows boundaries of countries, states, and counties

• political map

• Physical map

• Contour map

• Land-use map

 

Physical Map

Primary purpose is to show landforms like deserts, mountains, and plains.

• Contour map

• Place

• Movement

• Physical map

Shows what sort of natural or agricultural resources, such as crops or minerals, there are in a certain area.  The amount of resource is shown by a picture symbol.  The bigger the symbol, the more of the resource there is. 

• Human enviroment enviroment

• Physical map

• resource map

• Political map

Map showing how all parts of the land are being used by humans

• Human environment interaction

• Land-use map

• Region

• Physical map

Exact spot on Earth

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Relative

• Absolute

location in relation to another location

• Relative

• Absolute

• region

similar characteristics that group locations together

• Movement

• Human environment interaction

• region

• Human characteristic

Special characteristics (qualities) that make a location unique

• Mountains

• Physical

• Place

• Location