Geography Terms
Landforms
Continents
Maps
National Monuments
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What is Geography?


The study of the earth

100
An area of flat land
What is a Plain
100

The United States is located on what continent?

North America

100

North, East, South, & West

Four Cardinal directions

100
Found in the United States, in New York City, and is a symbol for freedom and democracy?
What is the Statue of Liberty
200

Rain, Snow, and Fog, water that falls from the sky

What is Precipitation?

200
A deep valley with steep cliff walls
What is a Canyon
200

Ecuador is located on what continent?

South America

200

What is the symbol that shows directions on a map?

A compass rose/North arrow


200
Located in China, runs 5,500 miles long and represents futility and cruelty of the first emperor of political and military ambitions
What is the Great Wall of China
300

Overspread layer of clouds or cloudy weather

What does overcast mean?

300
An area of flat land that is higher than its surrounding land?
What is Plateau
300

What ocean has the Ring of Fire along its border?

Pacific Ocean

300

What features on a map tells you what different symbols mean?

A legend/key

300

What is the name of the national monument that has four presidents' heads carved?

Mount Rushmore

400

What is a fresh body of water surrounded by land called?

Lake
400
The longest river is the United States Mississippi
What is the Mississippi
400

Which two continents are completely located in the Southern Hemisphere?

Australia and Antarctica

400
How does a map show you the relationship between distance on the map and distance in real like?

Scale

400
Building located in India that symbolizes love and India
What is the Taj Mahal
500

What four regions does California have?

Desert, mountain, coast, and valley

500
The largest Mountain Range in the United States?
What is the Appalachians
500

Name all seven Continents

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica

500

What does GIS stand for?

Geographic Information Systems

500

Where are these statues located?

Easter Island

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