Landforms
Describe a mountain range.
A row of connected mountains.
Is the USA a country or a continent?
COUNTRY
Is Greenland a continent? Bonus: Greenland is part of which country?
No! BONUS: DENMARK
What are the cardinal directions?
N. S, E, W
What kind of map shows information about ONE special theme? (like a population map, a zoo map, a museum map...)
A special purpose map
Describe a delta.
A triangular shaped build up at the mouth of a river.
Which three countries occupy North America?
Canada, USA, Mexico
Which continents are either COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY in the Southern Hemisphere?
S. America, Africa, Australia and Antarctica
Latitude and Longitude criss-crossing lines across the Earth
Global Grid
Name the 5 oceans.
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Indian
Describe a valley.
The low area between mountains.
Physical geography refers to the study of climates and....
LANDFORMS
Which continents are either completely or partially in the Northern Hemisphere?
All except N. America
A cartographer does what job?
map making
What are the intermediate directions?
NE, NW, SE, SW
Describe a plain.
Very flat land with a few rolling hills.
What does longitude measure?
It measures degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian.
Which continents are COMPLETELY in the Western Hemisphere?
N. America & S. America
Name the 7 continents.
N. America, S. America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica,
How many degrees does the Prime Meridian have?
ZERO
Describe a mesa.
A raised area that looks like a table.
What does latitude measure?
It measures degrees north and south of the equator.
Which continents are COMPLETELY in the Eastern Hemisphere?
Asia, Australia
Name the 5 themes of geography.
Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Place, Region, Location
How many degrees does the Equator have?
ZER0