Countries
Which of the following countries is located in the Northern Hemisphere?
Cuba
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Cuba
A table of symbols used on a map in order to represent different locations and descriptions of those symbols.
map key
or
map legend
Which of the following regions is best characterized by tropical forests, grassy plains, and deserts, with the majority of the population spread throughout the continent, and the large cities along the coasts?
North America
Mesoamerica
The Caribbean
South America
South America
This continent is the home to the Andes Mountains.
South America
This landform is very high and steep. It is usually wide at the bottom and rise to a narrow peak or ridge.
Mountain
Which of the following countries is located in the Southern Hemisphere?
Cuba
United States of America
Mexico
Argentina
Argentina
What is the unit of measurement used for latitude and longitude?
degrees
Which of the following regions is best characterized by a tropical climate, tremendous biodiversity, and highly populated islands?
North America
Mesoamerica
The Caribbean
South America
The Caribbean
This continent is home to the Great Plains.
North America
This area is dense, with either tropical or temperate forests that receive lots of rain year round.
Rainforest
The description of the natural environment of a place It includes physical features such as landforms and bodies of water, weather and climate, soil, vegetation, and animal life.
Geography
A map that shows the borders of countries, states, province and communities are known as a ________.
Political Map
Which of the following regions is best characterized by a tropical climate, tropical vegetation, and population centers along the Pacific coast?
North America
Mesoamerica
The Caribbean
The Great Plains
Mesoamerica
This imaginary line divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
Equator
Flat or rolling areas of land.
If located in North America, they are called prairies.
In South America they are called pampas.
Grasslands
An imaginary or natural line that creates boundaries.
border
What are imaginary lines on a globe that run North and South and are used to measure distances East and West?
Longitude
This region is best characterized by mostly temperate climates, vegetation ranging from forests to grasslands to high desert plants and populations concentrated on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
North America
This is the largest ocean on earth.
The Pacific Ocean
A cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year.
Vast treeless plain where the subsoil is always frozen
Tundra
What are the different shapes of Earth’s surface - mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, valleys, peninsulas, and islands?
landforms
What are the imaginary lines on a globe run East and West and are used to measure distances North and South?
Latitude
Half of the globe, or half of the earth. There are 4 of these.
Name them all.
A forest where trees are the most dominant plant. These trees shed their leaves in the fall.
Deciduous Forest