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100

Which of the following is NOT a landform?

Valley, River, Canal, Isthmus

Canal

100

What is a compass rose?

a small drawing on a map that shows direction

100

What is physical geography?

Features on the earth that are made naturally

100

What continent do we live on?

North America

100

Finish the phrase: "East increase.. West is _____"

LESS!

100

What do we call a mapmaker?

A cartographer

200

What is a hemisphere?

Half of a sphere.  Geographers use the equator and the prime meridian to divide the Earth into four sections.

200

Which map element provides the reader with symbols and information about the map?

The KEY!

200

This is an example of a ________ map

Physical map

200

This continent has no cities and is found at the very south of the earth

Antarctica

200

If it is 1pm in Chicago it must be ______ in New York?

2pm

200

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

Climate

300

This landform is made up of a group of islands

archipelago

300

Which map element provides a ratio between actual distance and the distance on a map. 

Ex: 1 inch = 10 miles

scale

300

Invisible Line that splits the globe into eastern and western hemispheres

Prime Meridian

300

This large continent is also a country in the Pacific

Australia

300

If it's 2pm in New York City it must be _____ in Los Angeles, California

11AM

300

This city is found at 16° S, 48°W

Brasilia 

400

Describe a valley

low area between hills or mountains

400

The key contains __________ to represent information.

Symbols

400

These lines run east and west but measure NORTH AND SOUTH

Latitude lines

400

These three oceans touch the United States

Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

if it is 10am in San Fran Cisco what time is it in Paris

400

Which capital is at 49 degrees North and 106 degrees East

Ulaanbaatar

500

What landform is this?

isthmus

500
What are the four main map elements?

Scale, Key, Compass Rose, Title

500

How is physical geography different than human geography?

varied answer.

500

The country of Turkey exists on which two continents?

Europe and Asia

500

If it is 11am in Beijing, China, what time is it in Chicago, USA? _______

9pm

500

How are physical and political maps different?

600

This major landform separates the west coast from the central Great Plains and stretches between the U.S. and Canada

Rocky Mountains

600

Who was the original map-maker of the United States?

Christopher Colombus

600

Name a country that would be considered an archipelago

Seychelles, French Polynesia, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.

600

This country is located at 33 degrees South and 55 degrees West

Uruguay

600

This line is also known as the 180o line

International Date Line

600

Give an example of how PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY affects HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

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