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1. What does theme mean?
2. The study of the earth, its features and its people is
called________.
3. “Where are we?” is the question that the theme________ answers.
4. What types of location are there?
5. Absolute location is___________.
6. North, south, east and west have to do with ___________.
7. Longitude is represented by___________.
8. The distance measured in degrees measured north or south of the
equator is the______.
9. Meridian is another name for_________.
10. The equator is the_______________.
11. A place is _________.
12. People speak French; there is a famous landmark in this city called
the Eiffel Tower and a river called the Seine.
13. When people waste water they are affecting the ____________.
14. Another word for environment is_____________.
15. Mexico is south of Texas. What kind of location is this information
giving us?
16. The Grand Canyon is an example of what kind of characteristic of
place?
17. In India, what famous human feature is located there?
18. What is one way that people interact with the environment?
19. Why do people emigrate from one place to another?
20. What else moves besides people?
21. Why is movement so important?
22. If you email your cousin in Europe, what theme is that related to?
23. What region of North America do we live in?
24. Name one type of region.
25. Give an example of a formal region.
26. How many regions are there within the U.S?
27. Give an example of a vernacular region.
28. Name a function of movement in understanding the geography of a
location.
29. How have people interacted with the environment to create a
positive change?
30. What can people do to prevent negative consequences for the
environment?
1. Theme means topic, subject or focus.
2. The study of the earth, its features and people is called geography.
3. Location is the theme that answers the question of where we are.
4. There are two types of location—absolute location and relative
location.
5. Absolute location is an exact street address or the exact coordinates
in degrees of a location like the city of Paris is 48°51’ North latitude
and 2° 21’ East longitude.
6. North, south, east and west have to do with relative location like
Texas is south of Illinois.
7. Longitude is represented by lines or meridians that circle the globe
and going through the North and South Poles.
8. The distances measured in degrees north and south of the equator
are called the latitudes.
9. Meridian is another name for longitude.
10. The equator is the imaginary line that encircles the earth at the
point of zero degrees and where the suns rays hit the earth in the
most direct way.
11. A place is
12. Paris