5 Themes of Geography
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, Place, HEI, Movement, Region
What is the worlds largest continent?
Asia
What is the smallest country in the world? (It was on our Europe Map quiz)
Vatican City
What is the most popular sport in the USA?
American Football
Where is the Eiffel Tower Located?
Paris, France
What is a specific spot on Earth using latitude and longitude?
Absolute Location
What is the largest country by land area?
Russia
Which religion is most widely practiced in the world?
Christianity
What country surrounds Vatican City?
Italy
What theme includes physical and human features that define it and make it unique?
Place
This massive mountain range stretches from New Mexico all the way up through Canada
Rocky Mountains
What is the difference between a rural and an urban area?
Rural areas are sparsely populated with mostly farmland, while urban areas are densely populated with cities and towns.
What is the name of the traditional Japanese art of paper folding?
Origami
What is the name of the water form that separates the UK from the rest of mainland Europe?
English Channel
Culture, language, religion are examples of what?
Human characteristics
This continent is unique because it is the flattest of all the continents.
Australia
What country has the highest population?
India
In what country did soccer originate?
England
Which country is known as the boot of Europe?
Italy
For each theme, give an example of how it affects you in your own life.
Up to Mr. Ahr if it works.
Found near the equator, these large areas of land are built up from the skeletons of tiny marine animals and form a protective barrier for coastlines.
Coral Reefs
What is the most spoken first language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
This man-made waterway connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, allowing ships to cross the narrowest part of Central America.
Panama Canal
Known as the "City of Water," the historic center of this Italian capital is built on over 100 small islands in a lagoon.
Venice