are you a smart 4 th grader? geography 1 what are the 5 themes of geography?

Are You a Smart 4th Grader?

Geography 1

What are the 5 themes of Geography?

Geography 1 Answer

• What are the 5 themes of Geography?

• Movement

• Region

• Human/Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

Geography 2

• What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

Geography 2 Answer

• What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

• Absolute location tells where a place is according to a grid.

• Relative location tells where a place is in relation to another place.

Geography 3

• What is the relative location of the US?

• (Give three descriptions.)

Geography 3 Answer

• What is the relative location of the US?

• (Give three descriptions.)

• North of Mexico

• South of Canada

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• North of the equator

• West of the Prime Meridian

Geography 4

• What are human characteristics of a place?

• Give at least 2 examples.

Geography 4 Answer• What are human characteristics of a

place?

• Give at least 2 examples.

• Human characteristics of a place are man-made features.

• Human characteristics of a place can include cities, highways, bridges, and buildings.

Geography 5

• How are human characteristics and physical characteristics of place connected?

Geography 5 Answer

• How are human characteristics and physical characteristics of place connected?

• Cities are often located near bodies of water and farms are often located in prairies.

• Ski resorts are located in the mountains.• Fishing industries are located by the

oceans, lakes, or rivers.

Geography 6

• What is a transportation network?

Geography 6 Answer

• What is a transportation network?

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• a system of roads, rail lines, ferry service, and other methods of connecting places

Geography 7

• What do special purpose maps show?

Geography 7 Answer

• What do special purpose maps show?

• Special features such as climate, elevation, and population density.

Geography 8

• What is elevation?

Geography 8 Answer

• What is elevation?

• The height of an area above sea level

Geography 9

• What is climate?

Geography 9 Answer

• What is climate?

• Weather of a place over a long period of time.

Geography 10

• What is population density?

Geography 10 Answer

• What is population density?

• The number of people living in a certain area.

Challenge

• What is a metropolitan area?

Challenge Answer

• What is a metropolitan area?

• A large city and the surrounding areas, including towns, other cities, and suburbs.