Geographer's Tools (maps, globes, etc.)
The part of the map that tells you where North, South, East, and West is...
The Compass
Which theme of geography explains the ways humans affect the environment and the environment affects humans?
Human Environment Interaction
True or False: The Earth spins on a tilted axis.
True
What is the capital city of Montana?
Helena
How many days does it take Earth to make one full revolution around the sun?
365 1/4
The small box or table that explains what the colors, symbols, and lines mean on a map is called what?
The key
Is a point of latitude and longitude, or a cordinate, an example of an absolute or relative location?
Absolute location
What makes up 71 percent of Earth's surface?
The Ocean/Water
The state immediately to the west of Montana is...
Idaho
The layer below the crust is called...
The Mantle
The type of map that shows Earth's natural features like rivers, mountains, and oceans is called a...
Physical Map
Places that are close to eachother and share some characteristics belong in the same _______.
Region
The average weather of a particular area over a long period of time is called...
Climate
What color makes up most of Montana's flag other than the seal and letters?
Blue
Which planet is 5th from the sun?
Jupiter
What is the common name for the 0-degree line of latitude?
The Equator
What does the theme "movement" tell us about the world?
How people, information, prodicts, and ideas move around the world.
What often occurs near plate tectonic boundaries?
Earthquakes, volcanoes, and sometimes mountains.
The resource that made the town of Butte most of its money was what?
Copper
What makes up the hydrosphere?
Earth's water systems. Oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater, glaciers, clouds, etc.
Why are globes more accurate than maps?
Because globes show Earth's continents at an accurate scale, whereas maps have to stretch them to work on a flat surface.
The extraction and use of resources by humans reflects which theme?
Human Environment Interaction
Which layer of the Earth is the planet's "furnace?"
The core.
What is Montana's state bird?
Which of Earth's systems protects the planet from dangerous rays from the sun, meteors, and contains the air we breathe?
The atmosphere