Basic Geography
Think Think Think
Vocabulary
I should know this
Its a Riddle
100

How many themes do we study in Geography?

5

100

2376 S. Home Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068 is an example of this theme of geography. 

Absolute location

100

0 degree line of latitude 

The Equator

100

The 7 Continents

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and South America

100

I am cold and hot and always thirsty

what is a desert

200

The study of the Earth's landscapes, environments, and the relationships between people and their environments.

Geography 

200

Mountains, lakes, and rivers are an example of this type of geography.

Physical

200

A visual representation of an area, showing physical features, political boundaries, or other specific information.

a map

200

Oceans

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern

200
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?

A map

300

Description of where a Point is on Earth

Location

300

A description of how a place is related to other places.

Relative Location

300

0 degree line of longitude

Prime Meridian

300

The equator divides our earth into 2 hemispheres 

North and South

300

Can run but never walks, has a mouth but cannot talk

A river

400

What Phrase Helps us remember the 5 themes of geography 

Larry Please Help Me Read

400

The branch of geography that focuses on human activities and their relationship with the environment, including culture, economy, and urban development

Human Geography

400

How someone sees a region based on the story they want to tell? For example, I am a meteorologist watching a storm heading to Texas in the Gulf Coast. 

Perceptional Region

400

I affect time every 15 degrees

Longitude 

400

With faith the size of a mustard seed, I can be moved

What is a Mountain

500

A large, mostly flat land mass with at least one steep side

A plateau

500

A land mass surrounded by water on 3 sides

Peninsula

500

An area defined by certain characteristics, which can be physical (like mountains or rivers) or cultural (like language or religion).

a region

500

On a map, I tell North, South, East, and West

Rose Compass

500

I spin 1,000 miles per hour, although I'm not a fairground ride. At my center there is a molten core, And I have a crust on my outside.

Earth