Landforms
Maps
Vocab
Continents & Oceans
Timezones
Random
100
Which of the following is NOT a landform?
Valley, River, Canal, Isthmus
Canal
100
What is a compass rose?
a small drawing on a map that shows direction
100
What is physical geography?
Features on the earth that are made naturally
100
What continent do we live on?
North America
100
Finish the phrase: "East increase.. West is _____"
LESS!
100
What do we call a mapmaker?
A cartographer
200
What is a hemisphere?
Half of a sphere. Geographers use the equator and the prime meridian to divide the Earth into four sections.
200
Which map element provides the reader with symbols and information about the map?
The KEY!
200
This is an example of a ________ map
Physical map
200
This continent has no cities and is found at the very south of the earth
Antarctica
200
If it is 1pm in Chicago it must be ______ in New York?
2pm
200
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
Climate
300
This landform is made up of a group of islands
archipelago
300
Which map element provides a ratio between actual distance and the distance on a map.
Ex: 1 inch = 10 miles
scale
300
Invisible Line that splits the globe into eastern and western hemispheres
Prime Meridian
300
This large continent is also a country in the Pacific
Australia
300
If it's 2pm in New York City it must be _____ in Los Angeles, California
11AM
300
This city is found at 16° S, 48°W
Brasilia
400
Describe a valley
low area between hills or mountains
400
The key contains __________ to represent information.
Symbols
400
These lines run east and west but measure NORTH AND SOUTH
Latitude lines
400
These three oceans touch the United States
Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
if it is 10am in San Fran Cisco what time is it in Paris
400
Which capital is at 49 degrees North and 106 degrees East
Ulaanbaatar
500
What landform is this?
isthmus
500
What are the four main map elements?
Scale, Key, Compass Rose, Title
500
How is physical geography different than human geography?
varied answer.
500
The country of Turkey exists on which two continents?
Europe and Asia
500
If it is 11am in Beijing, China, what time is it in Chicago, USA? _______
9pm
500
How are physical and political maps different?
600
This major landform separates the west coast from the central Great Plains and stretches between the U.S. and Canada
Rocky Mountains
600
Who was the original map-maker of the United States?
Christopher Colombus
600
Name a country that would be considered an archipelago
Seychelles, French Polynesia, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.
600
This country is located at 33 degrees South and 55 degrees West
Uruguay
600
This line is also known as the 180o line
International Date Line
600
Give an example of how PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY affects HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
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