What is a representation of the Earth on a flat map.
100
Define a compass rose and what is it used for.
What is a display of the cardinal directions on a map, it helps you discern direction on a map.
100
Greenland is portrayed as much larger than it actually is on a mercator map due to this.
What is map distortion.
100
Why do geographers use the five themes of geography?
What is to organize the way that they study the geography of places.
200
What is the tallest mountain on the Atlantic Coast of the U.S.?
What is Mount Katahdin?
200
Define the equator.
What is the natural line of latitude located at 0°.
200
Define a key or legend.
What is Provides information in order for the map to make sense. It often uses symbols for representations.
200
A democracy, a republic, a monarchy, an oligarchy, a theocracy, and a dictatorship are all examples of this...
What is a government.
200
Describe human-environment interaction.
What is how humans use, modify, and adapt to their environment.
300
Why were time zones created?
What is in order for the trains to run on time, time zones were created.
300
What is the prime meridian?
What is the man made line of longitude that runs from North to South and measures East and West. This helps to find absolute location.
300
What are the cardinal directions and the intermediate directions?
What is North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast.
300
New England, MA, the middle-east are all examples of this...
What is a region.
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
What are the two categories of location and define them.
What is absolute location and relative location? Absolute location is the exact location of a place using latitude and longitude to find it or the exact street address.
Relative location uses landmarks to help describe where a place is.
400
True or False, did George Washington actually have wooden teeth?
What is False, that is a myth! He did have ivory, gold and lead, used as teeth though!
400
What is the difference between Physical Geography and Human Geography? Define each.
What is physical geography is the study of Earth's natural features and human geography is the study of human activities as they relate to Earth.
400
Explain how you would find the absolute location on a map? And what would you list first when writing down the absolute location?
What is you need to find the latitude and longitude of the location to plot it on the map. You must list the latitude first.
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
A group of people united by descent, history, culture or language that also have a shared FEELING of unity. Feelings of unity may be most obvious through songs, and acts.
What is a nation.
400
What is movement and what are the different types of movement?
What is how people move around our planet.
-Physical movement. (Planes/trains etc..)
-Information movement.
-Idea movement.
500
How many time zones are there in the world?
What is 24?
500
What are natural resources?
What is materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that can be used for economic gain.
500
The Prime Meridian runs through which English city?
What is Greenwich, England.
500
Match these three examples to the correct groups...
1. Christians
2. Latinos with a similar background and culture.
3. People who speak the same or a similar language.
A. Linguistic Group
B. Religious Group
C. Ethnic Group
What is
1. - B
2. - C
3. - A
500
What is place and what are the two types of place. Describe them.
What is what a place is like? Physical geography and human geography are the two types? Physical geography is the earth's features like mountains and rivers etc... and human geography is the human activities and interactions with the environments such as notable architecture.