Maps
What is a compass rose?
a small drawing on a map that shows direction
Which of the following is NOT a landform?
Valley, River, Canal, Isthmus
Canal
What continent do we live on?
North America
These lines run east and west but measure NORTH AND SOUTH
Latitude lines
What is the largest landlocked country in the world?
Kazakhstan
Which map element provides the reader with symbols and information about the map?
The KEY!
What is a hemisphere?
Half of a sphere. Geographers use the equator and the prime meridian to divide the Earth into four sections.
This continent has no cities and is found at the very south of the earth
Antarctica
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
Climate
What is physical geography?
Features on the earth that are made naturally
Which map element provides a ratio between actual distance and the distance on a map.
Ex: 1 inch = 10 miles
scale
Describe a valley
low area between hills or mountains
This large continent is also a country in the Pacific
Australia
How are physical and political maps different?
Physical= land features
Political = country/ state boundaries
True or False:
Culture is the set of beliefs, behaviors and land features of people the unify a region?
The key contains __________ to represent information.
Symbols
North America
These three oceans touch the United States
Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic
Invisible Line that splits the globe into eastern and western hemispheres
Prime Meridian
What environmental reason has a large impact on people migrating to certain areas?
Access to water
fertile land
money
Scale, Key, Compass Rose, Title
This major landform separates the west coast from the central Great Plains and stretches between the U.S. and Canada
Rocky Mountains
The country of Russia exists on which two continents?
Europe and Asia
What mountain range is located along the western coast of South America.
Andes Mountains
How is physical geography different than human geography?
Physical geography focuses on land features.
Human geography consists of religion, political systems, language, architecture.