7Th Grade Geography Notes
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7th grade Geography Notes
Name ______
. 5 Themes of Geography
o 1. Location
o Absolute – exact location
i.e. – address or longitude/latitude
Lines of latitude run ______.
Lines of longitude run ______.
Glasgow is located at ___° _ and ___°__.
o Relative – what it is near
Wendy’s is located beside Arby’s.
Philadelphia lies between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers.
Best for giving ______
o 2. Place
o ______features – occur naturally such as mountains, hills, fertile
soil, climate
o ______features – ideas, languages, religion, and customs
o 3. Region – areas that have ______o 4. Movement – Humans interacting on Earth
o 5. Human and Environment Interaction – Humans adapt, modify, and depend on their environment.
o Negative Impact: ______
o Positive Impact: ______
o Why do scientists study the impact of Human and Environment Interaction?
______
o Examples: ______
o Things created by humans: ______
. A person who makes maps is called ______.
. ______is half the earth.
o Name the hemispheres for the following locations:
o USA - ______
o Australia - ______
o Africa - ______
o South America - ______
o Asia - ______
. o 4 basic parts of a map: Title, key/legend, scale, and compass rose
Title
Legend/key
Scale
Compass rose (part)
. ______is way of life. o People who share common beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living
. What might explain why areas to the North of the Himalaya Mountains have a desert
climate? ______
. Major world religions
Decide which theme the following pictures are an example and write the theme beside the picture.