Physical or Human Geography
The 5 Themes of Geography
Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
Powerpoint Notes
100

What continent is the country: Canada on?

North America

100

What would you not see as a natural resource in the Southeast? Cotton, cedar trees, tobacco?

Cedar Trees

100

A system that uses a network of earth orbiting satellites to pinpoint absolute locations. 

Choices: human geography, map, globe, global positioning system (GPS)

What is global positioning system (GPS)

100

The study of the natural characteristics of Earth. 

Choices: globe, map, physical geography

What is physical geography

100

what is a person who analyzes the earth from many points of views?

Geographer

200

What continent is the country: France on?

Europe

200

What ocean touches the west coast of the united states?

Pacific Ocean

200

The study of the Earth

Choices: geography, maps, geology

What is geography

200

A spherical or ball shaped, model of the entire planet.

What is globe

200

What are the biggest landforms called?

Continents

300

What continent has the countries: Peru and Brazil?

South America

300

What 2 continents are also countries?

Antartica Australia

300

0 degrees latitude line is called....

Equator

300

A visual representation of an area.

Choices: map,  physical geography, human geography

What is a map

300

What are the biggest bodies of water called?

Oceans

400
What region of the US are the following states in? Maine, New York and New Jersey?

Northeast

400

What religion is common in Europe?

Christianity

400

Used to measure temperature, latitude, and longitude

Degrees

400

A picture on a map that shows directions such as east, west, south, and north.

What is a compass rose

400

Which is the SECOND largest continent?

Africa

500

Which is the largest state in the continental United States?

Texas

500

What country is not in Africa: ethiopia, Nigeria, argentina?

Argentina

500

What ocean was NOT an ocean until 2011?

The Southern Ocean

500

This is the line that separates the eastern hemisphere from the western hemisphere. It is at 0 degrees longitude.

What is the prime meridian

500

*bonus*

How many brothers does Mrs. C have?

2!