6th Grade Geography

Maps

100

This part of the map tells you the directions

Compass

200

This part of the map tells you what all of the symbols mean

Legend or Key

300

This is where you look to find out what the map is about

Title

400

These lines run East to West on a globe or map

Latitude

500

This part of the map tells you how many miles each inch represents

Scale bar

5 Themes

100

This theme of geography explains what an area is like

Place

200

Engadine is South of Newberry, and West of Naubinway. This is an example of what theme of geography.

Location

300

Areas with similar characteristics are grouped into these

Regions

400

The study of people and goods traveling from place to place is studying this theme

Movement

500

Building bridges, buildings, pyramids, or ditches are examples of what?

Human Environment Interaction

5 Themes Part 2

100

Which theme of the five themes of geography describes how people change or adapt to the world around them?

Human-Environment Interaction

200

Which theme of the five themes of geography describes an area with clear boundaries and a repeating characteristic making it different from surrounding areas?

Region

300

Which theme of the five themes of geography describes where something is on Earth?

Location

400

What are the two categories of regions?

Physical and Human characteristics

500

Which theme of the five themes of geography describes how people, goods, and ideas change locations?

Movement

Coordinates

100

What coordinates will you find the prime meridian located?

0 degrees longitude.

200

What coordinates will you find the Equator located.

0 degrees latitude.

300

TRUE or FALSE - The Prime Meridian divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

True.

400

 Everything above the Equator is the __________________________ Hemisphere.

Northern.

500

What are the Earth's 4 hemispheres?

North, South, East, West.

Mix Bag

100

Name the 7 continents 

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

200

Does latitude or longitude run East to West.

Latitude.

300

Does latitude or longitude run North to South?

Longitude

400

Does latitude or longitude measure how far north or south a place is?

Latitude

500

Name the 5 Oceans

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Artic, Southern.