Globes
What is the equator?
The equator is an imaginary line that goes around the center of the earth.
Define absolute location.
Absolute location tells the exact location of a place on Earth.
What do you call a large body of water?
An ocean
List 5 different types of physical geography.
mountains, valleys, lakes, oceans and plains.
Describe a cliff.
A cliff is a high steep rock usually over the edge of the sea.
What is the prime meridian?
The prime meridian is the line of longitude marked as 0°.It is located at the middle of the equator.
What region of the United States do we live in?
North east
What is a scale?
The scale on the map shows distance. It helps you see how far apart locations are.
What does a physical map show?
A physical map shows the landforms and bodies of water found in a place.
Describe an canyon.
a deep narrow valley with steep, rocky sides
What measures distances north and south of the equator? What measure distances east and west of the equator?
Longitude and Latitude
What do we call a large body of land?
a continent
What is a symbol?
A symbol is a marking or color that stands for something else on a map.
Elevation is the height of land above sea level. F
Describe a plain.
A plain is a large area of flat land.
Name all four hemispheres.
Western, Eastern, Southern and Northern Hemisphere.
A compass rose shows you the cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west.
What is a map legend or key?
The legend or key explains the meaning of the symbols on the map.
Give an example of human geography.
People building a tunnel through a mountain or build a dam on a river
What is a peninsula?
a landform that has water on only 3 sides
What hemisphere is North America located?
Northern and Western Hemisphere.
Name all 7 continents
Australia, Antarctica, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Asia
What is a small, round model of the earth called?
a globe
Describe a population map.
A population map shows where people live.
Describe a mesa.
A mesa is a hill with a flat top and steep sides.