Geography Basics
Mr Bales
Types of Maps
Two Truths and a Lie
Misc
100

Latitude lines run horizontal, vertical, flat, or rounded

Horizontal

100

What is Mr. Bales favorite food?

Carne Asada Tacos

Spaghetti and Meatballs

NY style Pizza

Orange Chicken 


Winner Winner Taco Dinner

100

This is an example of a __________map

physical

100

Global Positioning Devices can find absolute location

Global Positioning Devices can find Relative location

Global Positioning Device use satellites to find absolute location

Two Truths: 

Global Positioning Device use satellites to find absolute location

Global Positioning Devices can find absolute location

One Lie: 

Global Positioning Devices can find Relative location

100

This is an example of ______of Fire

Ring

200

Longitude lines run horizontal, vertical, flat, or rounded

vertical

200

How long has Mr. Bales been married?

16 years

22 years

34 years

12 years

16

200

This is an example of a _________map

political

200

A solstice is when the earth is tilted north or south at the most the earth can go.

The winter solstice is the coldest day of the year.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice usually occurs on June 20 or 21 and the winter solstice on December 21 or 22.

Two Truths

In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice usually occurs on June 20 or 21 and the winter solstice on December 21 or 22.

A solstice is when the earth is tilted north or south at the most the earth can go.

One Lie

The winter solstice is the coldest day of the year.

200

Point to North, West, East, South

North

West

East

South

300

What is the difference between relative and absolute location?  NOT VACATION !!

relative is not as detailed as absolute location

300

Mr Bales loves to

salsa dance

country dance

snow ski

play golf

300

This is an example of ______ mapping

mental

300

Mr Bales worked on the show the Bachelor

Mr Bales snuck his way into a Super Bowl and Olympics

Mr. Bales met Post Malone in Hollywood.

Two Truths

Mr Bales worked on the show the Bachelor

Mr Bales snuck his way into a Super Bowl and Olympics

One Lie

Mr. Bales met Post Malone in Hollywood.

300

What is the state directly east of Oklahoma

Arkansas 

400

A drivers license or bankcard or the military all use 

G______

I______

S______

Global Information Systems

400

Mr Bales favorite animal is

a shark

an orangutan 

a tiger

a lion


400

5 Themes of Geography

Each one correct is 150 points.  

Location

Address

Zip Code

Region

Area Code

Hemisphere

Movement

Wind

Environment interaction 

Equator

Place

Prime Meridian

Location

Place

Region

Movement

Human Environment Interaction. 

400
This is an example of plate ___________




Tectonics

400

In which direction is Kansas?

North

500


What is this?


Compose Rose

500

Mr Bales favorite NFL team

500

Why does this flight go almost to Alaska instead of going straight across the Pacific Ocean?


Map Distortion.  A globe is smaller at the top, therefore it is a shorter distance instead of going straight across the globe.  

500

The Dust Bowl was one of the biggest erosion events in history

Plants can prevent erosion

Erosion is always man made


Two Truths

The Dust Bowl was one of the biggest erosion events in history

Plants can prevent erosion

One Lie

Erosion is always man made

500

Point to California

West

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