Vocab
A tool or instrument for finding directions
Compass
What map type shows land shape and heights
Topographic map
Name the 4 cardinal directions
North, south, east, and west
Australia's largest river
The Murray River
How many continents are there?
Seven
Weather patterns such as those in temperature, rainfall, and wind, measured over time
Climate
What map type shows location of countries and their borders
Political map
The equator splits Earth into which two hemispheres
Northern and Southern
The scientific name given to rainfall
precipitation
What is the largest biome in Australia
Desert
Imaginary lines that run North to South
Longitude
Geographers are divided into TWO types of broad study areas. Physical Geography and ________ Geography
Human
The prime meridian is the starting place for measuring lines of
Longitude
The biggest river by volume in the world
The Amazon River
How many states are in the United States?
50
Imaginary lines that run West and East around Earth
Latitude
Geography means what TWO words in Greek
Geo= earth
graphy = describing
What direction would you fly to get to LA from Sydney
NE
Earth is covered by how much water
Almost three-fourths!
The second tallest mountain range in the World
The Andes (South America)
The study of water and its actions on landforms, earth and climate
Hydrology
Geography is the study of People, Place and _______
Change
What TWO hemispheres is Australia located in
Southern and Eastern hemispheres
Name the five oceans from largest to smallest
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic
Name Earth's seven continents from largest to smallest
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia