The study of maps and mapmaking

An area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas

Has one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas

Made up of different places that are linked together and function as a unit

Awareness and understanding of the environment around us

Regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes

1st theme: deals with exact or relative spot of something on earth

2nd theme: includes physical and human features of a location

3rd theme: organizes Earth into geographic areas with one or more shared characteristics

4th theme: involves how people and things change locations and the effects of these changes

5th theme: covers the ways people and environments interrelate with and effec each other