Environment
Biggest ocean
Pacific Ocean
The compass needle always points in which direction?
North
The theme of geography that describes where something is.
Location
The science and skill of mapmaking
Cartography
Capital of Australia
Canberra
Environment that experiences little or no rainfall
Desert
What is latitude and longitude measured in?
Theme that describes the features that make an area unique
Place
The science of weather
Meteorology
Biggest country by land area
Russia
Process plants use to make their food from sunlight
Photosynthesis
What are the eight cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
Northeast, Northwest
Southeast, Southwest
Theme about how people transport and travel
Movement
_______ geography: study of landforms, water, and other features of Earth
Physical Geography is the study of landforms, bodies of water, and other physical features on Earth.
Celebrates Bastille Day in July
France
Which gas is a major cause of global warming?
CO2 (carbon dioxide)
or methane
An imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude.
Equator
Theme of areas that share common characteristics
Regions
_______ Geography: study of people, cultures, and the environments they make
Human Geography focuses on people, their cultures, and the landscapes they create.
Messi's home country
Argentina
Process that makes some living things glow in the dark
Bioluminescence
The line that separates the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
prime meridian
(many possible answers)
The science of water, the water cycle, and water resources
Hydrology
Smallest country by population
Vatican City