Landforms
This landform is a structure higher than the land around it.
What is a MOUNTAIN?
This is defined as a particular place or position.
What is LOCATION?
These are other names for the lines of longitude and the lines of latitude.
What are MERIDIANS and PARALLELS?
The Earth has more of this on it's surface.
What is WATER?
This the definition of geography.
What is THE STUDY OF THE EARTH?
This is what Mr. Sims writes for "No Homework".
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This area is very dry, with little to no water.
What is a DESERT?
This is the way that humans, ideas, and their goods are translocated from one place to another.
What is MOVEMENT?
The lines of latitude run in this direction.
What is EAST to WEST?
The Earth has 29% of this on it's surface.
What is LAND?
These are The Five Themes of Geography.
What are LOCATION, PLACE, REGION, MOVEMENT, and HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION?
This is the first thing that your Social Studies teachers expect you to do after entering the classroom and sitting down.
What is the DO NOW?
This is a large land area that extends into the water.
What is a PENINSULA?
People depend on their environment for shelter, food, and water to survive. This is an example of...
What is HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION?
The lines of latitude run parallel to this imaginary line.
What is the EQUATOR?
These are the number of continents and oceans on Earth.
What is 7 and 4?
These are the four cardinal directions.
What are NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, and WEST?
This is one of the after school clubs that Mr. Sims is the advisor for.
What is the TECH CREW or ROCKETEERS CLUB?
This is a triangle-shaped area, located at the mouth of a river.
What is a DELTA?
This is one example of a region in Downstate New York.
What is the HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK CITY, and/or LONG ISLAND?
When listing coordinates, this comes first.
What is LATITUDE?
These are the oceanic areas on the Earth.
What are the PACIFIC OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN, INDIAN OCEAN, and the ARCTIC OCEAN?
These are the intermediate directions.
What are NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHEAST, and SOUTHWEST?
This is Mrs. B's last name.
What is MRS. BENANTE?
This is a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth. It may also be referred to as a bay.
What is a GULF?
These are the two types of location.
What are ABSOLUTE LOCATION and RELATIVE LOCATION?
This is why geographers use latitude and longitude.
What is the way that geographers SPECIFY THE EXACT LOCATION OF A PLACE?
These are the continents on the Earth.
What are NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, ASIA, ANTARCTICA, AFRICA, and EUROPE?
The Five Themes of Geography help to answer these two questions.
What are "WHERE ARE THINGS LOCATED?" and, "WHY ARE THEY THERE?".
This is Mr. Sims favorite topic in 6th grade Social Studies.
What is ________?