I can't escape the drama
My dog ate my homework
Clowns are Creepy
Mr. Russo is always late
Mr. E is weird
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What do you call the study of the earth and its features?
Geography
100
What is the type of map used to show rivers, mountains, deserts, and elevations
Physical Map
100
What do you call a group of areas that share certain characteristics?
Region
100
What do you call the imaginary lines on maps and globes that run from north to south?
Longitude
100
What is the size of an area on a map compared with the actual size of that area on earth?
Scale
200
What type of map shows the boundaries of countries or states, as well as the location of major cities?
Political Map
200
What is the position of something or someone on the Earth's surface?
Location
200
What do you call a flat projection of the Earth's surface?
Map
200
What do you call the imaginary lines on maps that run east to west?
Latitude
200
What do you call the part of a map that explains the symbols on maps?
Legend
300
What do you call a pattern of lines that circle the globe in east-west and north-south directions?
A grid
300
What do you call the main line of longitude that divides the earth into equal areas?
Prime Meridian
300
What do you call one of the earth's 5 largest bodies of water?
Oceans
300
What is the main line of latitude that divides the earth in Southern and Northern Hemispheres?
Equator
300
What do you call a round 3D scale model of the earth?
Globe
400
Rivers, mountains, deserts, valleys, and hills are all examples of.........?
landforms
400
What do you call the seven major land masses on Earth?
Continents
400
Name the 2 explorers that were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
400
Who is the Indian woman on the golden dollar?
Sacajawea
400
What did plantation owners in the South use to help them harvest rice and sugar crops?
Slaves
500
What are 4 things that rivers provided for people that settled near rivers?
drinking water; transportation; fish; water for crops; water for farm animals; protection from invaders; hygeine
500
What kind of climate existed in the South that helped crops thrive?
hot and humid
500
Name 4 different ways in which Geography affects your life:
Varies
500
Because farming was difficult in the New England colonies, what did they focus on instead of farming?
Fishing
500
What crops did they grow in the South?
Sugar, tobacco, and rice
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