Name That Landform
Regions of the US
The Five Themes of Geography
Name that Country or Ocean
Anything Goes
100
Mountain
100
Name the 5 regions of the United States.
West, Midwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
100
List what the five themes are
Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human/Environment Interaction
100
South America
100
Name the 4 things that are always found on a map.
Compass Rose
Scale
Key/Legend
Title
200
Island
200
Which region has hot summers, mild-cold winters, it it geographically isolated from the other states. It is rich in minerals, known for oil and gas, and has great national parks?
West Region (including Alaska and Hawaii)
200
The exact location of a place.
Absolute location
200
Europe
200
Nicole is from Los Angeles and Colleen is from St. Paul. Nicole thinks Los Angeles is better than St. Paul because it has lots of celebrities, and is near the Pacific Ocean.
What theme are we talking about?
Place
300
Plain
300
This region is know to be aridly dry. It has a "Grand" state park.
Southwest Region
300
What theme describes the physical and human characteristics that make it unique.
Place
300
Pacific Ocean
300
North, South, East, and West are called...
Cardinal Directions
400
Volcano
400
What region is Arizona in?
Southwest Region
400
The theme of __________ explores the relationship between people and the environment
Human Environment Interaction
400
Antarctica
400
What is the most popular type of map, and gives us states and cities?
Political Maps
500
Plain
500
Which region gets the most tornados?
Midwest Region
500
The relationships between humans and different places on Earth are shaped by the movement of people, goods, ideas, and physical motion.
Movement
500
Atlantic Ocean
500
What type of map looks like a thumbprint, and shows us the landform elevation?
Topographical Map