Geography Tools
Map Skills
The United States
Countries and Regions of the World
Physical and Human Characteristics
100
The ancient ________were the first people to study geography?
Greeks
Chinese
What is the Ancient Greeks.
100
_______location is the position of one place in relation to another place.
geographic
relative
absolute
What is relative location
100
Which geographic region is described by rocky coastlines and small coastal islands.
mid-west
north east
south east
What is the north east.
100
What culture has influenced Australian Pacific culture?
European
Latin American
Sino-Japanese
What is European Culture
100
A capital city is important because it is the __________ center of a nation.
business
political
entertainment
What is Political
200
A model is a visual representation of an original object. _____________are examples of models.
maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams
measuring tapes, tachymeters, and graphometers
What is maps, charts,graphs, and diagrams
200
a student who wants to locate countries in "Africa
a geographer who wants to study the desert regions in Africa
What is a student who wants to locate countries in Africa
200
Which cultural region of the United States is this?
1st region to industrialize, the most densely populated region in the country.
north west
north east
What is north east
200
Name three languages spoken in South East Asia.
Chinese, English, and Hindi
Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian
What is Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Loatian
200
Name the characteristics of the Nile River.
longest river in the world and flows through Egypt
drains into the Gulf of Mexico and originates in the state of Minnesota in the U.S.
What is the longest river in the world and flows through Egypt
300
Which is an essential element of Places and Regions?
how far are these places from each other
where are the cities located
What is where are the cities located
300
What is absolute location?
the position of a place in relation to the equator
the exact location based on longitude and latitude
What is the exact location on longitude and latitude
300
Which two U.S. territories have Commonwealth status?
Virgin Islands and Guam
Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico
What are Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico
300
Europe
South America
North America
What is North America
300
How does the Hagia Sophia and the Arc de Triomphe serve different purposes?
Hagia Sophia has religious significance and Arc de Triomphe honors heros of the French Revolution
Hagia Sophia serves as a cemetary and Arc de Triomphe serves as a bridge in Paris
What is Hagia Sophia has religious significance and Arc de Triomphe honors heros of the French Revolution.
400
What type of region matches this description? Regions defined by the largest land and water formations.
continents, oceans, and seas
hemispheres
What is continents, oceans, and seas
400
scale
legend
What is legend
400
Which two statements are applicable to the culture of the South?
culture was shaped by African Americans and the French created the Cajun culture
people are urban and the birth of the automotive industry
What is culture was shaped by African Americans and the French created the Cajun culture
400
Rio de Janerio
Ottawa
What is Ottawa
400
How are the geographic features of mountains and deserts similar?
Both recieve very little rainfall
Both serve as a barrier between regions
Both experience extremely cool climates
What is both serve as barriers between regions.
500
What is cartography used for? and Who is the father of Geography?
leveling land and Doreen Massey
maps and Alexander Von Humboldt
What is maps and Alexander Von Humboldt
500
What is the primary information that a map shows?
the location of place in the world
the internal structure of a building
What is the location of a place in the world
500
Who elects governors and lieutenant governors?
all the voters of a state
all elected delegates
all voters of a nation
What are all the voters of a state
500
Name the region that matches this description: sub regions-India, Nepal: Common Languages-Hindi, English: Religion-Hinduism, Buddhism
Indic
Anglo-American
What is Indic
500
Name the type of area that is formed when a city merges with surrounding suburbs.
metropolis
megalopolis
freeway
What is a metropolis.