Geography Terms
Landforms
Continents
Climate
misc.
100
The study of a place and the way people live in it and use it
What is Geography
100
An area of flat land
What is a Plain
100
The United States is located on what continent?
What is North America
100
If a region is located close to the equator then the climate will most likely be _____?
What is Hot
100

What is a type of map that is a sphere?

What is a globe?

200

Rain, Snow, and Fog are forms of

What is Precipitation.

200

a landform that rises above the surrounding land and have steep sides.

What is a mountain

200
Which is the only continent that is completely in the Western Hemisphere?
What is South America
200
The equator divides the planet into the _________ and _________ hemispheres
What is Northern and Southen
200

This shows the four directions on a map.

What is a compass.

300
The kind of weather that a region experiences over a long period of years is called?
What is Climate
300

An area of land that is completely surrounded by water.

What is an island.

300

Name the five oceans?

What is Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern.

300
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is Summer
300

Name the two types of measurements that can pinpoint any place on Earth.

Latitude and longitude.

400
Mountains, Valleys, Plains, and Plateaus are all examples of what?
What is Landforms
400
The longest river is the United States Mississippi
What is the Mississippi
400
Which two continents are completely located in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is Australia and Antarctica
400
What powerful storm can kill more people and destroy more property than any other natural disaster?
What is a Hurricane
400
Name the region we live in.

What is the Midwest.

500
The United States is made up of 5 ________.
What is Regions
500

The largest Mountain Range in the eastern part of the United States?

What are the Appalachian Mountain

500
Name all seven Continents
What is North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica
500
What do scientists call the circulation of water through the Earth's crust, oceans, and atmosphere?
What is the Water Cycle
500

Geographers use specific terms to describe the physical features of the land. A physical feature on Earth's surface is called this.

What is a landform.

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