Vocabulary Match up
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Study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
geography
What is the principal mountain range in the eastern United States?
Appalachian Mountains
What year did Christopher Columbus discover the New World
1492
This theme of geography describes features that make a site unique.
place
Which southern state is a peninsula?
Florida
Part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.
region
In which direction does the Nile River flow?
north
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in
1620
People dancing and interacting would best describe which theme of geography?
human-environment interaction
Which is the only state named for a president?
Washington
A spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire Earth
globe
Study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features.
physical geography
Viking who was the first European to visit America
Leif Ericson
This theme of geography describes where something is.
location
What is the major crop of Idaho?
potatoes
A flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth's surface
map
Which desert covers most of northern Africa?
Sahara Desert
Ponce de Leo`n is known to exploring
Florida
This theme looks at how people and things change location.
movement
From which country was Alaska purchased?
Russia
All the features that makes a place unique.
landscape
Study of water on Earth
hydrology
What are the five (5) themes of geography?
location (where something is)
place (features that make a site unique)
regions (areas that share common characteristics)
movement (how and why people and things move)
human-environment interaction (ways people interact with their environments)
Which state is called the "Constitution State" for its role in the Constitutional Convention?
Connecticut