Directions
Natural Disasters
Features
Other
100
List the 4 CARDINAL directions.
North, East, South, West
100
What are some effects of a hurricane in a city?
-knock down trees, homes, businesses -loss of electricity -take a long time to rebuild
100
Name 4 physical features found on a map.
-mountains -plants -temperature -minearls
100
What tool do you use to measure temperature, wind direction, and rain?
Temperature- thermometer Wind- wind vane Rain- rain gauge
200
Name the 4 INTERMEDIATE directions.
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
200
If someone is walking outside and feels the ground shake and move quickly, what is probably happening?
An earthquake
200
A __________ is where two pieces of Earth's crust are slowly sliding past each other. This is where earthquakes happen.
Fault
200
What can sometimes cause rocks to break away from cliffs?
Weathering
300
What is the symbol called that shows direction on a map?
Compass rose
300
What is the best way to demonstrate how an earthquake works by using your hands?
Rubbing your hands back and forth against each other.
300
What landform rises steeply from the land around it?
Mountain
300
What do you call any form of water falling from the sky?
Precipitation
400
What do you use to determine HOW FAR you will travel on a map?
Scale
400
Describe a volcano.
*Teacher discretion*
400
What natural landform is often associated with earthquakes?
Volcanoes
400
What is a rapid change? Give one example
A quick change in the land; earthquake, volcano, landslide, etc.
500
Explain how to use a scale correctly on a map.
(You may want to show on an actual map to practice)
500
Hot liquid rock beneath the Earth's surface is called...
Magma
500
Are railroads, monuments, bridges, and buildings an example of physical or human characteristics?
Human characteristics
500
What is weathering?
The picking up and moving of rock pieces.
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