Maps
Themes of Geography
Earth's Tilt
Miscellaneous
L & L
100
What place is 46°N latitude, 96°W longitude?
Fargo, ND
100
What is the theme of geography which helps to explain how people, good, and ideas get from one place to another.
Movement
100
The revolution of a tilted planet causes ______.
Seasons
100
What are the five themes of geography?
Interaction, region, location, place, movement
100
Lines that run across maps and globes from north to south are called _____________.
Longitude
200
What place is 33°N latitude, 112°W longitude?
Phoenix, AZ
200
What is the theme of geography which could include the latitude an longitude of a specific spot.
Location
200
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere what seasons is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Summer
200
How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
24 hours
200
The place on the Earth based on latitude and longitude.
Location
300
What place is 35°N latitude, 78°W longitude?
Raelegh, NC
300
Cutting down trees for a housing development is an example of which theme of geography?
Interaction
300
What is the climate like at 0 degrees latitude?
Hot and tropical
300
Half of earth is called a _________.
Hemisphere
300
Lines that run across maps and globes from east to west are called _____________.
Latitude
400
What place is 45°N latitude, 122°W longitude?
Portland, OR
400
What is human impact on the landscape of an area?
Human/environment interaction
400
What causes the seasons?
The planet's tilt
400
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
365 1/4 Days
400
What is the line of 0° longitude called?
The Prime Meridian
500
What place is 29°N latitude, 95°W longitude?
Houston, TX
500
What are physical and human characteristics of an area?
Place
500
When it is summer in the Eastern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Western Hemisphere?
Summer
500
Where can you see latitude and longitude lines?
On a globe or map
500
What is the 0 degree latitude line called?
The equator