5 themes of geography

MR. HELP – Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Place

Environment

·      The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded

Population density

·      the number of people in a city, country, or district per square mile

Regions

Parts of the earth that share common characteristics

Migrations

Actions of moving from one place to another

Push and Pull Factors

    usually due to famine, disease, economic opportunity, technology, and war

Settlement

·      Establishment of a person in life as in a fixed place or a permanent residence

Map Projection

a way of drawing around earth on a flat map;  Robinson/Mercator

Globe

A scale model of the Earth that correctly represent area, relative size/shape of physical features, distance between points, and true compass directions.

Place

Physical (landforms) or cultural characteristics that define an area.

Urban

        City or high-populated area.

Rural

Small town or country; low populated area.

Adaptation 

Enabling/changing something or someone to fit into a certain environment or situation (change houses, clothing, tools)

Developed country

A country with a high level of education, effective government, and specialized jobs.

Natural resources

Like water, oil, natural gas, and coal.

Technical advances

Better ways of completing tasks; new tools or machines. 

Climate

·      Usual weather pattern of an area over a long period of time.

Weather

·      Condition of the earth’s atmosphere over a long period of time.

Elevation

·      Height of a land above sea level.

Longitude lines

·      Prime Meridian, touch at North and South poles

Latitude lines

Equator; never touch