5 Themes of Geography

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ADVENTURE Themes of Geography

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ADVENTURE Themes of Geography

Geographers use themes, or ideas, in their work. These geography themes can be applied to nearly everything that geographers study. Can you use the 5 themes of geography to find your way back to civilization?

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Adventure Themes of Geography

Kate, Ben and you are studying about various locations. You come across Simone an athropologist, when looking at ruins in Labrador, Canada. While you are trying to determine what happened in that area, a beam of light shoots from the sky and a dog appears. The dog, Sampson, says that he is from the future, and if they do not figure out the themes of geography from different parts of the world, all of humanity will end.

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ADVENTURE themes of Geography

Sampson, Wise Furturistic Sage

Simone, Anthropologist

Ben, Photographer

Kate, Ecologist

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CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATION

Location

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Regions

Place

YOUR RESCUERS CANNOT FIND YOU! TRY AGAIN?

WELLCOME TO LOCATION

You find yourself in an icy terrain, surrounded by mountains. You need to find out your location, to call for help.

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QUESTION 01

Absolute Location: What can you use to find your absolute location?

Position of the Sun

Search the Stars for Polaris

Your GPS

QUESTION 02

Relative Location: How could you give your relative location to rescuers?

South of Nuuk, about 10 miles, East of Labrador Sea, about 5 miles

Down the road from Nuuk

Help me! I am totally lost!

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Welcome to PLACE

You find yourself inside of a jungle. The mosquitos are chasing you around. At one point, you fall into a big river. Simone grabs you and pulls you out, right before an anaconda gets you. You need to find help by using what you know about Place, to get you out of the jungle.

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QUESTION 01

You study the landscape and realize that you have entered the Amazon. What is a physical characteristic of the Amazon?

Tropical Rainforest

Glaciers

Tall Grasslands

QUESTION 02

What are some human characteristics that you see in the Amazon?

Large metropolitains

Lots of trade and huge shipping ports

Small villages

QUESTION 03

Knowing what wildlife is prominent in tropical regions, which animal would you not see in the Amazon?

Caymans

Anacondas

African Elephants

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Welcome to Human-Environment Interaction

Sampson tells you that you need to find out how Western Europe has adapted to its enviroment, in order to complete this theme.

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QUESTION 01

You are studying the enviroment of Western Europe and discover that this in not a part of the environment of that area.

The Alps

The Rhine River

The Himalayans

QUESTION 02

You know that the climate for most of Western Europe is an Oceanic Climate. It has cool summers, and cool winters. You might want to carry this with you, because of the extra humidity.

Sunscreen

Water

Umbrella

QUESTION 03

The rocky terrain in the Alps, along with its cool climate, makes which of the following types of agriculture is most prevelant?

Dairy

Olives

Wheat

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Welcome to Movement

You have landed in the middle of the Sahara. Sampson tells you that you need to master the theme of Movement to explain how and why people and things move.

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QUESTION 01

Due to the lack of water, you observe groups of people riding camels. Why are they riding camels and not horses?

Faster

Conserves more water

Easier to train

QUESTION 02

You come across the Nile River. You see people on rafts, with lots of items on it, for trade. Which direction are the floating down the river?

North

South

East

QUESTION 03

You notice the Bedouins are wearing lots of layers of clothing and they have scarfs wrapped around their faces. Why are they constantly covering their faces?

Traditional Garb

To keep the sand out of their face

Religious Reasons

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Welcome to Regions

Sampson states that this is our final mission. We need to study the region of Southeast Asia and figure out its commonalities, in order to complete this mission.

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QUESTION 01

Most people in Southeast Asia practice Islam. Though some areas have different beliefs, most people are Muslim. This commonality is?

Language

Climate

Religion

QUESTION 02

The first thing you notice, is the warm temperature. Since this area is located near the tropics, you know this weather is mostly warm year round. What is this commonality?

Language

Climate

Religion

QUESTION 03

Social harmony is important to the people of Southeast Asia. They try to avoid conflict and embarrassment. They want to save "face". This commonality is?

Culture

Language

Religion

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The last number is:

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