Maps
Continents
5 Themes of Geography
Physical / Human Features
Vocabulary
100

What tool on a map shows direction? 

Compass Rose

100

How many continents are there?

7

100

Which theme is about “where something is”?

Location

100

Is a mountain a physical or human feature?

Physical Feature

100

The study of Earth.

Geography

200

What shows what symbols mean on a map?

Map Key / Legend

200

Which continent do we live on?

North America

200

Which theme explains how people change the environment?

Human-Environment Interaction

200

Is a school a physical or human feature?

Human Feature

200

A map of the world.

Globe

300

What do we call the lines that run north to south on a map?

Longitude

300

Which continent is below North America?

South America

300

Which theme is about how goods and ideas move?

Movement

300

What type of feature is a river?

Physical Feature

300

What do we use to find directions on a map?

A. A pencil
B. A compass rose
C. A shoe
D. A clock

B. A compass rose


400

True or False: 

We call the lines that run east to west on a map Latitude?

True

400

Which continent is the largest in size?

Asia

400

Which theme describes “what a place is like”?

Place

400

What type of feature is a bridge?

Human Feature

400

What do we call a drawing of an area that shows places and features?

Map

500

What are the 7th continents?

North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Antarctica

500

Which continent is the smallest in size?

A. Africa
B. South America
C. Australia
D. North America  

C. Australia

500

What theme groups places with common traits?

Region

500

Give 1 example of a physical feature and 1 example of a human feature.

Physical: mountain, river, lake, valley


Human: building, road, bridge, house

500

A tool that helps find direction.

Compass

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