Vocabulary
A flat visual representation of earth
What is a map
What are the 3 biggest countries in North America
Canada, Mexico, United States
What is zero degrees latitude called?
What is equator
Coordinates east and west
What is longitude
Name the 7 continents
North America, Africa, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Australia & Oceania
A picture on a map that shows directions such as east, west, north, south
What is compass rose?
Capital of CT
What is Hartford
What is Zero degrees longitude called?
What is prime meridian
What are the biggest landforms called?
What are oceans
A spherical or ball shaped model of the entire planet
What is globe
What county do we live in?
What is Fairfield County
Name of the biggest landform
What are continents
What is the second largest Continent?
What is Africa?
What is cartographer
Pattern of water over a long period of time
What is climate
What is the capital of the United States
What is Washington D.C.
A geographer's tools include
a. maps and globes
b. satellite images
c. notebooks and tape recorders
d. all of the above
D. All of the above
Name the 4 oceans
Indian, Pacific, Artic, Atlantic
How do you pronounce Ms. B's last name
Bonus
Used to measure temperature, longitude and latitude
What is degree
Why is earth called the "goldilocks planet"
It's location allows it to not be too hot or too cold
This part of the map tells you what all of the symbols mean
Scale
This part of the map tells you how many miles each inch represents
The most popular thing to eat in the United State is:
A. Cheeseburgers
B. Pizza
C. Soul Food
What are cheeseburgers