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Five Themes of Geogr
Middle Schopl
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What theme answers the question, "Where is it?" | location |
| What theme answers the question, "What is it like?" | place |
| What theme explains how people affect, and are affected by, their environment? | Human/Environment Interaction |
| What theme describes areas with similar characteristics? | Region |
| What type of location tells exactly where something is? | absolute location |
| What type of location tells where something is by referring to another place? | relative location |
| Imports and exports would be an example of movement of ___________. | goods |
| Reading a foreign newspaper or texting would be an example of movement of ___________. | ideas |
| What theme would include the study of the consequences of people's actions? | Human/Environment Interaction |
| Absolute location is expressed using ___________ | latitude and longitude |
| These lines run EAST and WEST, but measure how far NORTH and SOUTH of the Equator a place is | latitude lines |
| These lines run NORTH and SOUTH but measure how far EAST and WEST a location is | longitude lines |
| A map showing mostly human items, such as national or state boundaries, important cities, and capitals | political map |
| A map that shows mostly the natural features of the earth, such as lakes, rivers, mountains, and deserts | physical map |
| An area of the world with similar or unifying characteristics is a. | region |
| A long period of time during which the way people live does not change in any major way is a ____________ | historical age |
| History began when ____________________ | writing was invented |
| The time before the invention of writing is called _______________ | prehistory |
| Writing was invented at about this date | 3200BC |
| The first HISTORICAL age was the ______________ | Ancient Age |
| The ancient era ended when this happened in 476 AD. | The fall of Rome |
| The historical age that began after the fall of Rome is called _____________ | the Middle Ages |
| The Renaissance was one of the events that ended _________________ | the Middle Ages |
| What historical age do we live in today? | the Modern Age |
| A major, comprehensive, long-lasting change in the way people live, work, and think is a ____________________ | Revolution |
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