Maps
Earth Geography
5 Themes
Human Geography
North America
100

Half of the Earth

Hemisphere

100

The time when summer/winter begins, when the sun is highest in the north/south hemisphere is...

Solstice

100

Which of the 5 themes: Washington DC is at 38.9072° N, 77.0369° W

Absolute location

100

A system in which people produce, buy, and sell things.

Economy

100

What is a conflict fought between different groups of people in the same country?

Civil War

200

People who draw and design maps. 

Cartographer

200

The time when the sun is directly above the equator, the beginning of spring/autumn is...

Equinox

200

What is the relative location of Hong Kong?

South of Shenzhen, East of Macau, South of China, near Guangdong...

200

A _________ is a society that has highly developed culture and technology. 

Civilization

200

Spanish explorers who conquered the Americas. 

Conquistadors
300

The center line of latitude that goes around the Earth. 

Equator

300

Pieces of the Earth's crust that float on top of the mantle and are always moving are called...

Tectonic Plates

300

In what way is building a highway an example of human-environment interaction?

Modification

300

Sikhism is a religion with one god. It is a __________religion. 

Monotheistic

300

What is the outbreak of a disease that spreads widely?

Epidemic
400

The center line of longitude that goes from the North to South poles, through Greenwich England. 

Prime Meridian

400

The time in the Hydrologic (water) Cycle when water droplets become heavy and fall back to earth is...

Precipitation

400

A book written in China becomes popular in the United States. This is an example of which of the 5 themes?

Movement

400

In this type of economy, privately owned businesses create goods that people buy in markets. 

Free Enterprise Economy

400

What was the document that was created in 1789 that organizes the US government and grants people rights?

Constitution

500

How do map projections distort the Earth. 

It is not possible to perfectly show the round Earth on a flat surface. Changes must be made to make flat maps. 

500

What is the difference between climate and weather?

Climate is the condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time, weather is at a particular time. 

500

What is one example of a human trait (place) in the United States?

Many possible answers

500

Banks are part of which sector of the economy?

Third sector

500

What was one reason the Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs?

Disease, superior weapons, organizing city-states and villages against the Aztecs.