Landforms
Climate and Weather
The Globe
Maps
Bonus Questions
100

What is a mountain through which molten earth, called lava, can flow out of?

Volcano

100

What changes day to day? Climate or weather?

Weather

100

What is the imaginary line that is drawn through the middle of the globe called? It is the hottest area on Earth.

Equator

100

I need help trying to figure out how many people live in the different areas of Pennsylvania. What kind of map do I use?

Demographic Map

100

What is the surrounding area where people live and create homes in called?

Landscape

200

What is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides called?

Island

200

What are similar or the same weather conditions in an area over a long time called? 

Climate

200

What do we call half of the globe?

Hemisphere

200

I want to know what the city of Philadelphia looked like in 1840. What map do I use?

Historic Map

200

Fill in the blank. People affect places and _________________ affect people.

Places

300

What is a large area of high land that is relatively flat on its top called? 

Plateau

300

What climate zone is really cold?

Polar

300

What do we call the coordinate where latitude and longitude lines meet at the northern part of the globe?

North Pole

300

I want to know where the different countries in Africa are. What map do I use?

Political Map

300

How many oceans are there on Earth?

Four

400

What is a low area of land between two hills or mountains called?

Valley

400

What climate zone is near the equator?

Tropical Zone

400

What are the flat lines drawn on a globe to measure north and south called? 

Latitude

400

If I need access to clean water, where can I go to find it? What map do I use?

Resource Map

400

How many continents are there on Earth? 

Seven

500

What is an area of land that loses more water to air than it gets called? 

Desert

500

What are the three main climate zones called? List them.

Polar, Temperate, and Tropical

500

What lines on the globe help you measure east and west? 

Longitude

500

I want to know how many volcanos are in Italy. What map do I use?

Topographic Map

500

Is it possible for a map projection to be correct?

No