Geography
Maps
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
100
What is geography?
the study of land and water
100
What is a map?
A flat drawing of the Earth's surface seen from above.
100
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
100
What is the capital of Georgia?
Atlanta
100
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
200
What are the two parts of geography?
Physical geography and cultural geography
200
What is the box on a map the explains what each symbol represents?
A map key
200
What is the capital of New Jersey?
Trenton
200
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
200
What is the capital of Nebraska?
Lincoln
300
What is one example of physical geography?
Mountains, Niagra Falls, plains, etc.
300
What is the tool on a map that helps us measure the distance between two locations?
A map scale
300
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
300
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Nashville
300
What is the capital of Minnesota?
St. Paul
400
What is one example of cultural geography?
Language, religion, food, clothing, etc.
400
If a map scale says that one block equals two miles, how many miles is two blocks? 1 block = 2 miles; 2 blocks = ? miles
4 miles
400
The capital is Harrisburg, what is the state?
Pennsylvania
400
The capital is Frankfort, what is the state?
Kentucky
400
What is the capital of Iowa?
Des Moines
500
What do we study geography?
To learn more about the world around, to be knowledgeable about the locations of different states, countries, continents, and oceans, etc.
500
If one inch equals 500 miles, how many miles are three inches? 1 inch = 500 miles, 3 inches = ? miles
1500 miles
500
Name one natural feature of the Northeast region. Why is it important?
Niagra Falls - it is the largest producer of electricity for the state of New York. Appalachian Mountains
500
The Cherokee Native Americans were forced to move ____, to what is now _____? (a cardinal direction, a state)
West, Oklahoma
500
Explain how the Ojibwa people were able to get the resources that they needed.
The Ojibwa people started the Fur Trade with Europeans in exchange for various resources.
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