Six Essential Elements – Geography Hw
The key terms of Geography Homework include, Six Essential Elements.
Place
Characteristics of a location
Area defined by common characteristics
Six Essential Elements of Geography
The World in Spatial Terms, Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment and Society, The Uses of Geography
Continents
large landmasses on Earth’s surface
Prime Meridian
runs through Greenwich, England; 0 degrees longitude)
Geographic patterns
similarities among places
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
geographers, using computers, create maps and analyze patterns using many layers of data
Ring of Fire
A major belt of volcanoes and earthquakes that rims the Pacific Ocean
Hurricane
strong storm with swirling winds & heavy rainfall
Cyclone
storm with rotating winds in the Eastern Hemisphere; also called a typhoon
Spatial thinking
thinking about the space on Earth’s surface, including where places are located and why they are located there
5 Themes of Geography
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
Map Scale
shows how much distance on Earth is shown on the map
Distort
maps change shapes, areas, distances, directions found in the real world
Projections
ways of showing Earth’s curved surface on a flat map
Place
Characteristics of a location
Region
Area defined by common characteristics
Six Essential Elements of Geography
The World in Spatial Terms, Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment and Society, The Uses of Geography
Continents
large landmasses on Earth’s surface
Prime Meridian
runs through Greenwich, England; 0 degrees longitude)
Geographic patterns
similarities among places
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
geographers, using computers, create maps and analyze patterns using many layers of data
Ring of Fire
A major belt of volcanoes and earthquakes that rims the Pacific Ocean
Hurricane
strong storm with swirling winds & heavy rainfall
Cyclone
storm with rotating winds in the Eastern Hemisphere; also called a typhoon
Spatial thinking
thinking about the space on Earth’s surface, including where places are located and why they are located there
5 Themes of Geography
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
Map Scale
shows how much distance on Earth is shown on the map
Distort
maps change shapes, areas, distances, directions found in the real world
Projections
ways of showing Earth’s curved surface on a flat map