Places On A Map
The seven largest bodies of land are called??
Continents.
Which theme of geography describes a location using physical and human characteristics?
Place
What is a tool used on maps and in person to help one navigate and orientate based on specific directional locations?
A compass rose
Keyanni is in Europe, but wants to visit Japan in Asia. What direction does she have to travel in to get there?
East
What is the only continent in ALL four hemispheres?
Africa
What are continents made up of?
Continents are made up countries.
What theme of geography tells you where something is on the Earth's surface?
Location
What is the theory that all of the continents were once all interconnected?
Pangea
Jack is on vacation in Australia, but plans to visit a random country in Africa. What ocean must he cross to get there if he travels Northwest?
Indian Ocean
Over 90% of the Earth's population lives in the hemisphere
Northern
What makes a place a country?
A country is a nation that occupies its own territory with its own government
What theme of geography looks at how people, goods, and ideas change locations?
Movement
What is the invisible line that separates the Earth up and down into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
Nathan plans to go from South America to Asia. What intermediate direction will he travel in to reach his destination?
Northeast
Continents shift at about the same rate as
a. the grass grows; b. your hair grows;
c. your fingernails grow; d. a tree grows
c. your fingernails grow
Why does the Pacific Ocean appear on the map twice?
Because oceans are fluid and the Earth is round
What theme makes understanding geography more manageable because it divides our Earth based on human characteristics?
Region
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest are known as what?
Intermediate coordinates
Janae is in Europe but hopes to travel to Antarctica one day. What continent AND ocean must she pass to get there?
Africa and Southern Ocean
What are the 5 boroughs in New York?
Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, Manhattan
Why are Antarctica and Australia considered "special cases?"
They are considered special cases because Australia is both a country and continent. Antarctica is a continent, but has no countries.
What theme of geography focuses on how people change and adapt to the world around them?
Human Environment Interaction
What are the traditions, beliefs and ways of living that a group of people share?
Culture
Ahliana is in South America but can't wait to visit China. What ocean and continent(s) must she pass to get there?
Atlantic Ocean, Africa and/or Europe
What country in Asia was once separated and located in the Southern hemisphere during Pangaea?
India