Landforms
Maps
Vocab
Continents & Oceans
Nothing
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
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
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
Climate
300
This landform is surrounded by water
island
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
What is the nation's capital?
Washington D.C.
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
What is the capital of Texas
Austin
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
How are physical and political maps different?
Physical map: features
political: city, states
600
Which major landform have rocky soil on the west coast?
Rocky Mountains
600
What 2 major city is North of you?
Dallas, Houtson
600
Name a state that would be considered an island
Hawaii
600
How many bodies of water border the U.S.?
4
600
Give an example of how PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY affects HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
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