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5 Themes of Geography

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  • What part of the Earth includes the air we breathe and stretches up to space?
    atmosphere
  • Lines of latitude run East to West and show how far North or South a place is from what imaginary line?
    Equator
  • What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
    crust
  • What is the difference between weather and climate?
    Weather is the conditions at a specific time. Climate is the pattern of weather over a long period of time.
  • Which of these would be a human characteristic? River, Ocean, Forest, Hospital, or Canyon
    Hospital
  • What is the middle layer of the Earth?
    mantle
  • What part of the Earth includes all living things?
    biosphere
  • What part of the Earth contains all of the water?
    hydrosphere
  • List the 5 themes of Geography
    Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Place
  • What is the innermost layer of the Earth?
    core
  • Lines of longitude run North to South and show how far East or West a place is from what imaginary line?
    Prime Meridian
  • What part of the Earth contains all the rocks, minerals, and soil on the planet?
    lithosphere (or geosphere)
  • Which of these is an absolute location for the Washington McDonalds? 1400 Peoria St., Washington IL or Past Becks and next to the Dollar General
    1400 Peoria St., Washington IL
  • What is the definition of Geography?
    The study of the physical world, its inhabitants, the interaction between the two, and the patterns and systems involved.