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World Geography Themes

Practice the themes of Geography.

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LocationWhere is it?
PlaceWhat is it like ?
Human/Environment InteractionWhat is the relationship between people and the environment?
MovementHow are they connected?
RegionBoundaries or areas with common factors.
Geography is...the study of the world as it was and as it is now.
The geographic tool of history is...the study of our past deeds, actions and problems.
The geographic tool of sociology is...the study of how people act and react.
The geographic tool of political science is...the study of how groups of people act and react.
The geographic tool of anthropology is...the study of man and our culture in the past.
The geographic tool of economics is...the study of resources, finances and services.
Map symbols show...roads, railroads, rivers and boundaries.
Map keys explain...the symbols (dots, circles, etc) shown on a map.
The compass rose shows...true north and the directions on a map.
Map scale shows...distances.
Longitude or meridians run... north and south and show location in England.
Latitude or parallels run...east and west and show location from the equator.
The prime meridian...is the zero degree longitude line.
Culture is...the way of life of a group of people with common traditions, interests and beliefs.
Subsistence farming is...planting enough for your family or village with, possibly, enough left over for trade.
Commercial agriculture islarge farms growing cash crops.
Industry is...a business that produces goods or services.
Zero growth could be defined as...one birth and one death.
Population density is...the number of people living in a square mile.
Population distribution shows...the patterns of population or how they are located in a country.
Natural resources are those...resources that come from the earth and are used by man but not made by man.
nonrenewable resorces could be defined as...resources that, once they are gone they are gone.
Renewable resources are...resources that we can plant or grow again.
The water cycle is the movement of water from the oceans to the air and back to the ground.
The water cycle begins with...evaporation.


Wayne Erwin

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