Vocab
Is a tool or instrument for finding directions:
Compass
What map type shows land shape and heights
Topographic map
Name the 4 cardinal directions
North, south, east, and west
Longest river on earth
The Nile River
Which is the continent with the most countries?
Africa
An area of the planet with similar landscape and climate, and where similar animals and plants live
Biome
What map type shows location of countries and their borders
Political map
The equator splits Earth into which two hemispheres
Northern and Southern
Location of the Pacific Ocean
Between Asia and Australia and The Americas
What are the largest biomes in the world
Oceans and Deserts
Imaginary lines that run North to South
Longitude
Geographers are divided into TWO types of broad study areas. Physical Geography and ________ Geography
Human
The prime meridian is the starting place for measuring lines of
Longitude
The biggest river by volume in the world
The Amazon River
How many states are in The United States of America?
6
Imaginary lines that run West and East around Earth
Latitude
Geography means what TWO words in Greek
Geo= earth
graphy = describing
What direction would you fly to get to Athens from Sofia
South
Earth is covered by how much water
71%
The second tallest mountain range in the World
The Andes (South America)
Weather patterns such as those in temperature, rainfall, and wind, measured over time
Climate
Geography is the study of People, Place and _______
Change
What TWO hemispheres is Bulgaria located in?
Northern and Eastern
Name the five oceans from largest to smallest
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic
Name Earth's seven continents from largest to smallest
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia