The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
World Geography
Mr. Hare
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
great circle route – an imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth and
represents the shortest distance between two points
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The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
map projection – a mathematical
formula used to represent the
curved surface of the Earth on the
flat surface of a map
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
Map Components:
Title – indicates
subject of map
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
Map Components:
Legend (key) Explains the
meaning of the
map’s symbols
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
Map Components:
Color Coding Elements like
elevation, water
features, and land
features
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
Map Components:
Symbols - Features
of human activity
like boundaries,
roads, and trade
routes, and
physical features
like rivers, faults,
shorelines
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
Map Components:
Compass Rose Indicates direction
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
Scale - Shows proportional relationships between map measurements and
actual distance
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
Scale - Shows proportional relationships between map measurements and
actual distance
Large Scale = lots of detail
The Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location: Maps
Scale - Shows proportional relationships between map measurements and
actual distance
Small Scale = less detail
Map Scale Practice
World Physical, Political, Population Density, Economic Activity, Climate
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Time Zones
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Population Cartogram
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Gross Domestic Product Per Capita Cartogram
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Time Zones
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