Unit 1 - Essential Questions

Question 1

What are the 5 Themes of Geography? Be able to Explain. (Look into more)

Answer 1

1.) Location
•Absolute and Relative
2.) Movement
• Linear, Time, and Psychological Distance
3.) HEI
• People changing or adapting to environment
4.) Place
• Physical and Cultural Features
5.) Region
• Formal, Function, and Perceptual Regions

Question 2

Absolute Location

Answer 2

Exact place on earth. Latitude = up and down. Longitude = left and right

Question 3

Difference between Climate and Weather?

Answer 3

Climate is long period of time and weather is short period of time.

Question 4

Explain the Theory of Plate Tectonics

Answer 4

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth’s outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth’s history.