Landforms
Continents
Themes of Geography
Vocab
Random
100
A skinny piece of land connecting two smaller pieces
What is an isthmus?
100
Continent where we live
What is North America?
100
What theme describes how people, ideas, or goods get from one place to another?
What is movement?
100
Definition: invisible line that runs east to west and is coordinates for a location
Latitude
100
Describe the Procedure for a Fire Drill
What is
- Line up silently
- Exit to the outside area
- What to be called for attendance
200
Piece of land with water on all of its sides
What is an island?
200
Only Continent that is an island
What is Australia?
200
A theme that describes the physical and human characteristics of a location
What is place?
200
An imaginary line that cuts the world exactly in half from side to side (or east to west)
The Equator
200
Describe two of Ms. Daniels' pet peeves
Swarming around me- instead stay at your seat and raise your hand
Talking while she is talking
Never pick on someone- we are a family
300
What is this landform?
What is a peninsula?
300
Continent that is always cold
What is Antarctica?
300
What are the two types of Location AND what is the difference?
What is Relative and Absolute Location
AND
Relative is talking about a place generally; and Absolute is talking about a place exactly where it is
300
An imaginary line that cuts the world in half from top to bottom (or North to South)
Prime Meridian
300
What is Ms. Daniels' favorite thing to eat?
Mexican Food
400
The definition of landlocked is....
a. Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land
b. land that does not touch any body of water
c. A piece of land completely surrounded by water!
Answer B
land that does not touch any body of water
400
Continent that is next to Europe and has the countries China and India.
What is Asia?
400
The burning of the Amazon Rainforest is an example of what type of theme of Geography?
What is Human/Environment Interaction
400
Lines that run from North to South Around the World
Longitude
400
What is a civilization?
a. community of schools and libraries
b. many grocery stores in an area
c. refers specifically to the first settled and stable communities that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires.
Answer C
refers specifically to the first settled and stable communities that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires.
500
What river is is South America most known for?
What river is China most known for?
Amazon River
Yellow River
500
Name all seven continents
What is
Antarctica
Asia
Africa
South America
North America
Australia
Europe
500
What is a group of places that is all connected by a common feature?
Region
500
study of people, their environments, and resources available to them.
Geography
500
List all 5 Themes of Geography
Themes
1. Place
2. Location
3. Region
4. Movement
5. Human/Environment Interaction