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Understanding the Globe
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Landforms
100

Includes weather patters measured over time, such as temperature, fainfall, and wind.

What is climate.

100

A spherical model of the earth.

What is a globe.

100

How are a map and a globe different.

A map is a flat representation of an area.

A globe is a 3D model of the entire Earth.

100
How many oceans are there on Earth?

Five

100

This kind of landform rises above its surroundings and has steep sides.

A mountain.

200

A tool used to find directions

What is a compass

200

A physical feature on Earth's surface, such as mountains or plains.

What is a landmass.

200

What is the most Northern part of the Earth?

The North Pole

200

How many continents are there on Earth, and which continent do we live on?

Seven, North America

200

This type of landform is a large, flat area of land.

Plain

300

The types of plants that live in an area or region.

What is vegitation.

300

A part of Earth's surface, inlcuing landmasses and bodies of water.

What is a physical feature.

300

Name the four cardinal directions on a compass, moving clockwise and starting at the top.

North, East, South, West.

300

How many states are in the United States of America?

Fifty

300

A landform completely surrounded by water.

island

400

An imaginary line that runs west and east around the earth. Also called a parallel.

What is latitude.

400

An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. Also called a meridian.

What is a longitude.

400

An imaginary line circles the Earth between the North Pole and South Pole. This line is called the...

Equator

400

Which region of the United States do we live in?

The Northeast Region.

400

These landforms can be found down between mountain ranges.

Valley

500

The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them.

What is geography.

500
An organization that makes laws and has the power to enforce them.

What is government.

500

The word "geography" can be broken into two parts.

Geo and Graph. What do each of these word parts mean?

Geo means Earth

Graph means describing.

500

What kind of landform do we live on?

A cape.

500

Valleys were formed thousands of years ago by...

Glaciers