Five Themes of Geography Flashcards

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What is Geography?

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The study of where things are located on Earth’s surface and the reason for the location.

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What is Cartography?

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The study of maps and mapmaking.

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What is Meteorology?

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The study of weather.

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What are the five Geographical Themes considered?

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  1. Movement 2. Region 3. Human Environment Interaction 4. Location 5. Place
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What is Movement?

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Moving from place to place and the interconnections between places.
- linkages with other places
-Interdependence with other places
- Patterns of movement

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What is Diffusion?

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How ideas are spread from its origin from one culture to another over time.

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What is Globalization?

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The spread of ideas on a global scale.

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What is Region?

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Areas of unique characteristics; ways of organizing people grographically.

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What are the three types of regions?

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Formal Region, Functional Region, and Perceptual Region

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What is Human Environment Interaction?

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People depend on, adapt to and change the environment.

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What are the two types of Location?

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Absolute and Relative.

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What is a Map?

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A two dimensional or flat-scale model of the Earth’s surface or a portion of it.

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What is the purpose of a map

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  • Stores reference material
  • Communicate geographic information.
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What is a Globe?

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A better model of the Earth than a map, nut a globe has disadvantages that a map doesn’t have.

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What are the two types of maps?

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General Reference Maps, Thematic Maps

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What is the purpose of a General Reference Map?

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Provides the reader general information about an area or place - Political & Physical Features

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What is the purpose of a Thematic Map?

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Provides a geographic pattern usually with symbols or colors.

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What are the five types of Thematic Maps?

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Choropleth Maps, Dot Density Map, Graduated Symbol Map, Cartogram Map, and Isoline Map.

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What is a scale?

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A comparison of distances on a map to distances on the Earth.

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What is a Graphic Scale?

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Scale Bar.

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What is a Verbal Scale?

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Written Statement.

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What is a Fractional Scale?

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Representative Fraction.

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What kind of scale is this “One inch to five miles”?

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Verbal Scale.

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What kind of scale is this “1:316,800 or 1/316,800”?

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Fractional Scale.