Maps
Geography
Where you live
National Parks
Random
100
What type of map shows country or state lines?
A political map
100
Name the two oceans that touch the United States.
Pacific and Atlantic
100
What does rural mean?
an area where people live that is not close to a city.
100
What is flora?
plant life that lives in a specific region
100
Name the 3 countries that make up North America.
Canada, USA, Mexico
200
What are the two lines that split the globe into four sections?
Equator and Prime Meridian
200
What place is a continent and a country?
Australia
200
What is a plural society?
It is a place where multiple cultures exist within one society.
200
What is a conservationist?
They work to protect the environment.
200
What will a place in the tropical belt look like?
Green, forests, hot, humid, etc.
300
What are the lines that form a grid on a globe?
Latitude and Longitude
300
What is climate?
Climate is determined by having the same weather over a long period of time.
300
What is Urban sprawl?
When a city starts to expand into the rural areas surrounding it.
300
Name 3 dangers facing our National Parks?
Climate, tourism, over fishing, pollution, etc...
300
Name one positive and one negative of urban sprawl.
Multiple answers
400
Name 4 of the most important parts of a map.
Title, clarity, compass, color, information, key
400
Explain population density.
Population density measures how crowded a place is.
400
Name 3 reasons why people might choose to move?
urban sprawl, jobs, climate, family, education, different way of life, etc
400
What is the Continental Divide?
It is a mountain range from Mexico to Alaska rivers on the east flow towards the Atlantic and rivers to the west flow towards the pacific.
400
What map would you use if you were hiking? What are the lines on the map called?
Topographic and contour lines
500
Name 4 different types of maps
Physical, Political, Topographic, Thematic
500
Name the 7 continents
North and South America, Australia, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Asia
500
Give an example of where you live affects how you live?
Multiple answers
500
Name 3 National Parks in the United States.
Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Moab, Waterton-Glacier,Prince Edward island, etc
500
Name 5 physical features you have learned about this year
Lake, ocean, mountain range, rivers, plateau, reef, gulf, glacier,desert, plain, sea, etc.
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