Climate/Continents
Landforms
Countries
5 Themes of Geography
Map Skills
100

The overall weather pattern in a particular place over a long period of time is called

Climate.

100

a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

river

100

Name two countries in Asia

Answers vary, may include China, India, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, etc.

100

Which theme of geography tells you where it is?

location

100

This tells you what the symbols on a map mean

map key

200

The atmosphere at a particular moment is called

weather

200

a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

tributary

200

Name two countries in Africa

Answers may vary, may include Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, etc.

200

This theme tells you how humans effect the environment

human-environment interaction

200

this is a ratio that represents distance on a map

scale

300

The 7 large landforms that make up the earth

continents

300

an area of relatively level (flat) high ground.

plateau

300

What three continents make up the eastern world?

Asia, Africa, Australia

300
What are the two types of location?

Absolute and relative

300

These lines give you absolute location of places on the globe. 

latitude and longitude

400

a region or an area of a land which is controlled by its own government

country

400

 low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.

valley

400

Name one country that borders China

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal

400

This theme tells you what it's like when you get there. It can be either human or physical.

Place

400

This tells you the cardinal directions on a map

compass rose

500

Double jeopardy:

Name all 7 continents

Australia, Antarctica, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa

500

a group of islands

archipelago 

500

Name one country in the Middle East

island

500

Name all 5 themes of geography

location, place, regions, movement, human-environment interaction

500

What are two types of maps?

Physical, political, topographic, special purpose

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