North, South, East and West are all examples of ...
What are CARDINAL DIRECTIONS.
100
What are the seven largest landmasses on planet earth?
What are: Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, North America and Europe.
100
The theme of (blank) studies the absolute and relative location of an object.
What is LOCATION
100
A (blank) is a person who studies Earth and its people.
What is GEOGRAPHER.
200
Imaginary lines that run from east to west, but divide the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What are LINES OF LATITUDE or PARALLELS.
200
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest are all examples of ...
What are INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS.
200
What are the five largest bodies of water on planet earth?
What are the: ATLANTIC, ARCTIC, INDIAN, PACIFIC and SOUTHERN OCEAN.
200
An example of the theme of (BLANK) can be demonstrated by sending an e-mail.
What is MOVEMENT.
200
A (blank) is a broad strip that measures 15 degrees wide. Hint..the U.S. has four of these.
What is a TIME ZONE.
300
Imaginary lines that divide the earth into eastern and western hemispheres...
What are MERIDIANS.
300
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is an example of an...
What is ABSOLUTE LOCATION.
300
Name two items that can be found on a map.
Possible Answers: title, symbol, key, insert, compass rose, border, legend, scale etc.
300
A (BLANK) is an area that is defined by everything in it.
What is PLACE.
300
Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific are all examples of...
What are TIME ZONES.
400
A (blank) is a change in the way the Earth's surface looks.
What is a MAP PROJECTION.
400
An imaginary line at zero degrees longitude that passes through Greenwich, England.
What is the PRIME MERIDIAN.
400
The four time zones in the United States are...
What are the Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific Time Zones.
400
A (BLANK) is an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics. Those similar characteristics can be physical, natural, human, or cultural.
What is REGION.
400
How many degrees are in one time zone?
What are 15 degrees.
500
What is the name for a flat map showing the correct shape of the land, but distorted size?
What is a MERCATOR PROJECTION.
500
The Earth is divided into four equal parts. Each part is called a...
What is a HEMISPHERE.
500
The four intermediate directions are:
What are Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest.
500
(BLANK) looks at the relationships between people and their environment; how people adapt to the environment and how they change it.
What is HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION.
500
When flying West from Massachusetts to California, why must a person change their watch back three hours?
A person much change their watch because they are flying away from the Prime Meridian. They are "adding" two time zones: Central and Mountain, into the Pacific Zone to their watch.