Geography Basics
What is the study of land, water, plants, animals, and people of a place?
Geography
Planet:
Continent:
Country:
State:
Country:
City of Town:
Planet: Earth
Continent: North America
Country: United States
State: Ohio
County: Cuyahoga County
City of Town: Shaker Heights
What is the first thing you should look for on a map that tells what kind of information the map shows?
Title
What is one crop that grows in the Lake Plains region?
Corn, wheat, apples, tomatoes, peaches, grapes.
Pennsylvania is _____ of Ohio?
***Remember that OF and FROM mean you start there and move towards what you are trying to find the relative location of using your compass rose.
East
Name two examples of natural characteristics.
Rivers, mountains, valleys, etc.?
What are the 4 regions of Ohio?
Lake Plains, Till Plains, Appalachian Plateau, Bluegrass
What are the 4 cardinal directions and 4 intermediate directions?
The 4 cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West. The 4 intermediate directions are Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest.
What is Ohio’s highest point called?
Campbell Hill
What region is Cleveland located in?
Name two examples of physical characteristics.
Cities, roads, bridges, statues, etc.
Give Ohio’s relative location: If I am in Indiana, what direction must I travel in to get to Ohio?
***Remember that OF and FROM mean you start there and move towards what you are trying to find the relative location of using your compass rose.
East
What do latitude lines run (direction)? What do longitude lines run (direction)?
Latitude lines run East and West (horizontally) and Longitude lines run North and South (vertically).
Which Ohio land region is the largest and formed by the western edge of the Allegheny Mountains?
The Appalachian Plateau
What is the tool that is located on maps and labeled with the different directions?
A compass rose
What does studying geography help us understand about people and the land?
The relationship between people and the land
Michigan is _______ of Ohio?
***Remember that OF and FROM mean you start there and move towards what you are trying to find the relative location of using your compass rose.
What does GPS stand for and name two things it uses to find locations.
GPS stands for Global Positioning System. It uses satellites and computers to find locations.
What region is located along the southern edge of Lake Erie and was once part of an ancient lake?
The Lake Plains
Explain what is a map scale and why its important.
Map scales show us how far apart places are so we can find the actual distance between two places.
What is a region?
A place that has something in common (shared physical or human features).
What is the difference between an exact and relative location?
Exact location tells you the precise, specific spot where something is (i.e address or map coordinates). A relative location tells you where something is by comparing it to other places around it.
What divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres? What divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
The equator divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The prime meridian divides Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Explain one way people have modified the land in Ohio and one consequence of that change.
Draining the Black Swamp to create farmland, which changed the land, air, and water but lead to farmers finding rich soil for planting.
A map scale shows every 1 inch represents 50 miles.Cleveland and Hocking Hills are 3 inches between the two spots on the map. What is the approximate distance between the two places?
150 miles