Themes of Geography
Out in Space
Seasons Greetings
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Major Landforms
100
Using a map or stopping to ask for directions will both get you to where you need to be.
What is location?
100
A path a planet takes as it moves around the sun.
What is an orbit?
100
This is a fancy word for leaves.
What is foliage?
100
Once magma reaches the surface, it's called...
What is lava?
100
It is tall, steep, and has a jagged edge at the peak.
What is a mountain?
200
Ideas travel the quickest through modern methods of communication, like the internet.
What is movement?
200
This word describes the moon as it is becomes less visible on Earth.
What is waning?
200
During the summer, the angle of sunlight is this.
What is direct?
200
An offshore earthquake can trigger this other natural disaster.
What is a tsunami?
200
This narrow body of water separates two pieces of land.
What is a strait?
300
A guidebook to Italy will fill you in on important cultural notes like language, as well as the physical aspects like climate.
What is place?
300
The exact length of time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun
What is 365 days and 6 hours?
300
Without this, Earth would only have one season.
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?
300
These pieces of the crust float on top of the mantle.
What are tectonic plates?
300
This flat, raised landform has one steep side.
What is a plateau?
400
Whether it is one house or a city of houses, we leave a footprint on this earth.
What is human environment interaction?
400
This moon is over halfway to being full.
What is a gibbous moon?
400
On this day, the length of daylight and nighttime is equal.
What is an equinox?
400
This can cause an earthquake.
What is tectonic plates moving against each other?
400
This landform is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
500
The states in the southwest share desert landscapes and a rich Native American history.
What is region?
500
The Earth spins on its axis to complete one day, also called one of these.
What is a rotation?
500
When it is summer here, it is winter in the ....
What is the Southern Hemisphere?
500
This solid layer lies at the very heart of the earth.
What is the inner core?
500
Panama is made up entirely of this landform.
What is an isthmus?
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