Geography Vocabulary
Region Vocabulary
Continents/Oceans
Illinois/Evanston
Extra
100
A large body of water is called
ocean
100
Areas that share something in common
regions
100
The continent that the United States is in?
North America
100
Illinois is our _______________ Evanston is our _______________
State City
100
A map of the Earth that is round, like the Earth
globe
200
One of 7 very large areas of land on Earth that includes countries
Continent
200
Weather in an area over a long period of time
climate
200
What ocean is just north of Antarctica?
The Southern Ocean
200
What president is Illinois named for?
Abraham Lincoln
200
The study of continents, countries, oceans and mountains.
geography
300
A tool on a map showing directions (North, South, East, West)
A compass rose
300
Beliefs, customs, language, religion, food of area
culture
300
What two oceans are on the east and west sides of the United States?
Atlantic Pacific
300
A place that a visitor would want to see
A landmark
400
section of a map that explains the map's symbols
legend or key
400
features of the land's surface (mountains, flat, hilly)
landforms
400
What ocean is the northern most ocean?
Arctic Ocean
400
the Earth is divided into these (half of the Earth (southern, northern, eastern, western)
Hemispheres
500
a pretend line around the middle of the Earth
the equator
500
Something that is natural within an environment. (coal, trees, ore, copper, diamonds)
natural resources
500
Name all 7 continents
Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Europe North America South America
500
What is Illinois nickname
The Land of Lincoln
500
Name the 5 oceans in alphabetical order
Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean
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