Where it all began
Landforms 1
Landforms 2
Older Units REVIEW
Vocab
1

The Earth initially had only ONE large landmass called:

Pangea

1

A "natural feature of the Earth's surface" is called a __________.

Landform

1

A _______ is a natural stream of water that runs through the land. 

Example: there is one named after the state of Illinois!

River

1

What continent is being shown on this map?

Africa

1

The Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean are split into North and South by the ________________.

Equator

2

What is the hypothesis that today's continents were once part of a single large landmass that broke apart millions of years ago called? "____   ______."

Continental Drift


2

an area that is smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water is called an "_____."

Island

2

A ____ is a sizable inland body of water.

Example: there is one named after the state of Michigan!

Lake

2

The world is split into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the _____________________.

Prime Meridian

2

What kind of landform is shown in the image?

Isthmus
3

What is the name of the scientist associated with the theory of Continental Drift?

Alfred Wegener

3

Define "archipelago."

A group of Islands.

3

A ________ is a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land. 

Sea

3

What are the 3 types of regions?

*Formal region
*functional region
*Vernacular/perceptual region

3

What is the vocabulary word for this definition?
a specific location on Earth defined by its unique combination of physical characteristics (like landforms, climate, vegetation) and human characteristics (like culture, population density, built environment)

Place

4

Which continents separated from Pangea first?

The northern continents

4

The country of Italy and the state of Florida are examples of what kind of landform?

A Peninsula

4
A ______ is a small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream. (a "branch" of a river.)

Tributary

4

What map projection is most commonly used by schools and Google Maps?

Mercator Map

4

What Ocean is directly WEST of North America?

Pacific Ocean

5

Other than the shapes of the continent's coastlines, what else did scientists match up to find where/how the landmasses fit together?

tectonic plates under the water

AND

the fossils of plants and dinosaurs matched up

5

Name one famous mountain from the United States and one famous mountain from somewhere else in the world.

TBD by teacher

5

Define "isthmus"

a narrow stretch of land connecting larger land areas.

5

List the 5 themes of Geography!

Movement
Regions
Location

Human-Environment Interaction

Place

5

Name an example of a Vernacular (or perceptual) region in the United States

Examples:

The Midwest

The South

The East/West Coast, etc.

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