Map Skills
A tool on the map that shows how far something on a map is in real life (1in = 1mi).
Scale
Biggest continent
Asia
Piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
The two main branches of Geography
Physical and Human Geography
Your street address describes this
Absolute Location
The line at 0° longitude dividing Earth into East and West Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Biggest Ocean
Pacific
Fill in the blank
The Himalayas are the tallest _______ range in the world
Mountain
Branch of Geography that studies landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features
Physical Geography
People moving, trading, or exchanging ideas
Movement
Part of the map that tells what the symbols mean
Legend or Key
Continent that is also a country
Australia
Longest River in the world
Nile
Branch of Geography that studies the world's people, communities, and landscapes
Human Geography
Sharing the same language and religion makes a group of countries part of what theme
Region
Coordinates where the Equator and Prime Meridian meet
(0°, 0°)
The Amazon Rainforest is found here
South America
Chain of islands
Archipelago
A city is built next to a river so people can use the water
Both – humans using physical features
A farmer in India grows rice because of the monsoon rains
Human–Environment Interaction
Difference between absolute and relative location
Absolute = exact (like coordinates); Relative = compared to other places
Name the 7 continents and 5 oceans
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
The largest hot desert in the world
Sahara Desert
Farmers change how they grow food because of the weather.
Both – it’s human reacting to physical geography
The Rocky Mountains make Colorado different from the Great Plains
Place