Geography Terms
Landforms
Continents
Climate
MAPS
100
The study of a place and the way people live in it and use it
What is Geography
100
An area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
What is a Peninsula
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 does a scale do for a map?
What is measure the distance
200
What two states are not connected to the US but are still considered states?
What is Alaska and Hawaii
200
A deep valley with steep cliff walls
What is a Canyon
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
How many directions are on a compass rose?
What is 8
300
The kind of weather that a region experiences over a long period of years is called?
What is Climate
300
An area of flat land that is higher than its surrounding land?
What is Plateau
300
Name the four oceans?
What is Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific
300
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is Summer
300
How many states are there in the United States
What is 50?
400
Mountains, Valleys, Plains, and Plateaus are all examples of what?
What is Landforms
400
The longest river is the United States
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
Which way do lines of LONGITUDE run?
What is North/South
500
What 2 Countries share a border with the US
What is Mexico and Canada?
500
The largest Mountain Range in the United States?
What is the Appalachians
500
Name all seven Continents
What is North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica
500
What is an eruption from Earth's crust?
What is a volcano
500
What does a legend do for a map?
Helps you understand how to read it
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