Parts Of A Map
The Equator is an example of what type of line?
Latitude
What is a location's physical and human features?
Place
Which river still supports life for those in the country of Egypt?
Nile River
Mountain range that contains Mt. Everest.
Himalaya Mountains
What continent is also a country?
Australia
What is the Prime Meridian an example of?
Longitude
What term refers to how people affect their environment and how the environment affects them?
Human-Environment Interaction
Name the mountain range in Northern Africa.
Atlas Mountains
Name the largest desert in Asia. (Only one we have talked about)
Gobi Desert
What part of a map tells what the cardinal directions are?
Compass Rose
What is the term that refers to an area with unifying characteristics such as climate, land, population, or history?
Region
Largest HOT desert in the world located in North Africa.
Sahara Desert
Name the Northern most river in China discussed in this class.
Yellow River
The part of a map that shows you what the symbols mean is called a?
Key or Legend
What is the theme of geography that explains how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another?
Movement
Region of Africa that has land at higher elevations than most other areas of Africa.
Highlands
Name the river that supported life for the civilizations in Ancient India.
Indus River
Which continent is the smallest?
Australia
Lines on a smaller map that help show an object/feature's location. (Not accurate outside the map)
Grid or Grid Lines
What is the position on Earth's surface known as?
Location
Name the river farthest South in Africa we discussed in class.
Zambezi River
Name BOTH rivers that supported Ancient Mesopotamia in the Middle East.
Tigris and Euphrates
Which continent has the smallest population?
Antarctica