Geography Terms
The study of a place and the way people live in it and use it
What is Geography
An area of flat land
What is a Plain
If a region is located close to the equator then the climate will most likely be _____?
What is Hot
Found in the United States, in New York City, and is a symbol for freedom and democracy?
What is the Statue of Liberty
Rain, Snow, and Fog are forms of
What is Perception
A deep valley with steep cliff walls
What is a Canyon
The equator divides the planet into the _________ and _________ hemispheres
What is Northern and Southen
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
The kind of weather that a region experiences over a long period of years is called?
What is Climate
An area of flat land that is higher than its surrounding land?
What is Plateau
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is Summer
Found in Rome, Italy and is a symbol for ‘Eternal City’ and civilization
What is the Colosseum Flavian Amphitheater
Mountains, Valleys, Plains, and Plateaus are all examples of what?
What is Landforms
The longest river in the United States
What is the Mississippi
What powerful storm can kill more people and destroy more property than any other natural disaster?
What is a Hurricane
Building located in India that symbolizes love and India
What is the Taj Mahal
The United States is made up of 5 ________.
What is Regions
Name two mountain ranges in the United States?
What is Appalachian and Rocky Mountains.
What do scientists call the circulation of water through the Earth's crust, oceans, and atmosphere?
What is the Water Cycle
Found in the U.K. and is a pre-historical monument that is sacred and the ceremonial place is associated with super natural world
What is Stonehenge