Mountains and Hills
Valleys and Plains/ Rivers
Wetlands
Peninsulas, Oceans and Seas
Elements of a Map
100
What is a mountain?
A high area of land that rises above the land above it.
100
What is a valley?
A valley is a low-lying area of land between hills or mountains.
100
What is a wetland?
An aquatic ecosystem that transitions from land into a body of water.
100
What sea is found in the Caribbean?
The Caribbean Sea.
100
What are the cardinal points (on a compass)?
North, South, East, West.
200
What is the top of a mountain called?
A mountain peak
200
Are plains the MOST common or LEAST common landform on earth?
Most common.
200
Can you name wetlands found in Trinidad and Tobago?
Caroni Swamp.
Nariva Swamp.
200
What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?
Oceans are bigger than seas.
200
What are the four elements of a map?
Title, border, compass, key.
300
What is the difference between a mountain and a hill?
Mountains are larger and steeper than hills.
Mountains have a peak and hills do not.
Mountains usually have names and hills usually don't.
300
What do people use rivers for? (+5 points for more than one answer)
Recreational purposes (swimming, kayaking, fishing)
To drink and wash clothing.
To bathe.
300
What type of trees can you find on the banks of swamps?
Mangrove.
300
What is a peninsula?
A peninsula is a piece of land that juts out from a mainland and is surrounded by water on three sides.
300
What is a map used for?
To help people know where places or countries are.
400
What is a group of mountains called?
A mountain range.
400
What makes a valley different from a plain?
Valleys are land between elevated areas, while plains are larger, more open grassy area.
400
What are the different types of wetlands?
Marshes, bogs.
400
How many oceans are there in the world?
5 oceans.
400
What is the purpose of a key?
To help us understand what different symbols on a map represent.
500
What is the tallest mountain in the world called? (Extra 50 points to whichever group can say which continent it is located in)
Mt. Everest, Southern Asia
500
What is the place river starts from called?
Source.
500
What animal is found in Nariva Swamp but you cannot find it in Caroni Swamp?
Manatee.
500
What is the name of the ocean to the EAST of Trinidad and Tobago?
The Atlantic Ocean.
500
What is this a map of?
Tobago.