Geography 101
How many continents are there?
7
We are the 2 countries located in the North American region. What are we?
USA and Canada
I am a very large piece of land that contains many countries. What am I?
A continent.
Name 3 types of maps
political, physical, population, climate, natural resoruce
Can you name 10 cities in the USA?
answers will vary
equator
What 3 countries are inside North America?
Canada, USA, Mexico
I am a group of countries that share a common type of money, dress, and language.
Region
What does a resource map show?
Natural resources in that area, on the map where they're located
What color is Coca Cola before it is dyed brown?
green
Name the 4 oceans of the world.
I am a country located in the Caribbean region. What am I?
Cuba
I am a natural feature on the earth's surface. What am I?
Landform
What does a physical map show? Give 2 examples.
Surfaces- such as mountains or oceans.
Who was president of the USA in 2001?
George Bush
Which continent contains the countries Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia?
South America
Name 10 countries.
Answers will vary!
I am the line that cuts the earth in half vertically. What am I?
Prime Meridian
If I told you to use a "Legend" on a map, what am I referring to?
MAP KEY
Which country is famous for Maple Syrup, speaking French, and being particularly cold?
Canada
answers will vary- the earth is a globe so the ocean stretches around it, reaching both sides. It is only one ocean.
Name a country OR state OR city from each continent. (except Antarctica)
North America-
South America-
Europe-
Asia-
Africa-
Austrailia
I am the method we use to measure latitude and longitude. What am I?
degrees
Explain what a political map shows.
Give an example of one that borders another.
Countries separated by borders. Example: Canada and USA, Spain and Portugal, Israel and Egypt..
Who was the inventor of the telephone?
Alexander Grahm Bell