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Basic Geography
Vocabulary
Weather and Climate
Political VS Physical and Rivers
Mystery
100
Identify this continent. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=africa&view=detail&id=38E4E375A8BDAF87A617F7B7E2B405270E4BFF44&first=1
What is africa.
100
What is the definiton of weather?
Weather is the daily conditions like sun rain, snow etc.
100
what is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather= Daily conditions Climate= average conditions over a long period of time.
100
Where does a river start?
The source
100
Do the dougie
200
What hemispher(s) is the United States in?
What are North and Western
200
What is the best word to describe "arid"
Dry
200
Given the following information what kind of climate is this place? Average summer temp. 50 degrees Average winter temp. 3 degrees Average rain fall. >3inches
Polar
200
The following is an example of what kind of geography? (HINT phyiscal or political) http://flagwallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Flag-world-map.jpg
political
200
Draw the best represetnation of your advisory.
300
Name three things that effect climate?
Altitude Distance from equator distance from sun access to water
300
What is the definition of a delta. Provide one example that we have talked about.
A triangle shaped area near a river mouth with fertile soil. Nile Delta
300
TRUE OR FALSE: The higher you get in altitude the warmer it gets.
False
300
What is the difference betweena peninsula and a gulf?
gulf is water surrounded by land and peninsula is land surrounded by water
300
How many superbowls have the denver broncos won?
2
400
Explain the difference between political and physical geography.
The difference between political and physical geography is that physical geography is the study of the earth especially things made by nature and political geography is the study of the earth especially things man made like countries, cities, goverments, boundries etc.
400
Why would anyone choose to live in a flood plain?
Fertile land good farming dependable seasons lots of crops
400
How would you adapt if you lived here. Give 3 ways. http://www.beachwallpapers.in/bulkupload/New_beaches/Beautiful/Tunnels%20Beach%20Kauai%20Hawaii.jpg
400
Why is the land in a floodplain and near a river delta so fertile?
minerals from the bottom ofthe river are deposited into the soil
400
What do each of the letters in STRIVE stand for?
500
As you get further away from the equator what happens to the climate?
As you get further away from the equator it gets colder.
500
Name one mountian range and describe its climate.
500
Why is it important for people to be able to adapt to their enviroments?
500
Give three examples of physical geography AND political geography
OCEAN MOUNTIAN DESERT STATE COUNTRY CITY
500
Why is it important to study world studies (RTQ+A)