Geography Basics
What is geography?
Is it the study of animals, Earth's physical features and human interaction with the environment, or outer space?
What galaxy is Earth located in?
The Milky Way?
True or False: Weather refers to the long-term patterns in a specific area.
False
The process of water vapor turning into liquid water is called __.
Condensation
Fill in the compass rose with the cardinal and intermediate directions.
What is north, east, south, west and northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast?
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis?
24 hours?
List two statements that describe weather.
Anything that describes a daily pattern
What is runoff in the water cycle?
Water that runs off from the surrounding land into bodies of water
True or False: The northwest direction is one of the cardinal directions.
False
True or False: Nighttime occurs when one side of the Earth is positioned away from the Sun.
True
List two statements that describe climate.
Anything that describes long term patterns
List three steps of the water cycle.
Any 3 steps
True or False: New York is located in the Northeast region of the United States.
True
What is the term for the movement of Earth around the Sun?
What is a revolution?
How does climate differ from weather?
Climate is the long term weather patterns of a specific area and weather is the day to day changes
Explain how evaporation occurs in the water cycle.
Sun heats up water and it rises as it is turned into water vapor
What continent do we live on and what ocean is closest to us?
What is North America and the Atlantic Ocean?
Describe the tilt of the Earth during summer and winter.
Tilted towards the Sun in the summer and away from the Sun in the winter
What is the climate like in your location? Describe it.
Humid Subtropical
What ecosystem do we live in?
Temperate Forest