Basic Geography
An imaginary line encircling Earth halfway between the North and South Pole.
What is the equator?
An imaginary line, or parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator.
What is latitude?
The layer of the Earth that is very thick, hot, solid rock
What is the the mantle?
This is a very tall, high-elevation landform with steep sides and a pointed or rounded peak.
What is a mountain?
There are SEVEN of these massive, continuous landmasses separated by oceans on planet Earth
What are continents?
When the location of something is very specific, such as a street address or using latitude and longitude
What is absolute location?
A drawing that indicates directions on a map.
What is a compass rose?
This is deepest layer of the Earth that is not liquid, is very hot and made of nickel and iron.
What is the inner core?
A broad, flat area of low-lying land, often covered in grass with few trees.
What is the plain?
The number of oceans on Earth
What is five?
This field of geography focuses on the Earth's natural processes and features,
What is physical geography?
The four main points of the compass (North, South, East, West).
What are the cardinal directions?
This is the layer of the Earth that is liquid iron and nickel.
What is the outer core?
A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.
What is a valley?
A region on Earth made up of similar communities of plants and animals.
What is a biome?
This field of geography studies human activities and how they interact with the world.
What is human geography?
This type of map shows geographic boundaries between governmental units
What is a political map?
The layer of the Earth in which we live
What is the crust?
A deep, narrow valley with extremely steep stone cliffs, often carved by a river over millions of years.
What is a canyon?
The Earth is covered by approximately this percent of water which is 98% of all the water on Earth.
What is 71%?
This field of geography studies the complex relationship and interaction between human society and the natural environment.
What is environmental geography?
This type of map shows the natural landscape features of the Earth
What is a physical map?
These movements deep inside Earth's layers shake and shape landforms, creating mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes
What is tectonic power?
A large, relatively flat area of land raised high above the surrounding area
What is a plateau?
Florida is an example of this type of landform
What is a Peninsula?