Geography 101
Countries
Definitions
Maps
?????
100

How many continents are there?

7

100

We are the 2 countries located in the North American region. What are we?

USA and Canada

100

I am a very large piece of land that contains many countries. What am I?

A continent.

100

Name 3 types of maps

political, physical, population, climate, natural resoruce

100

Can you name 10 cities in the USA?

answers will vary

200
What line divides the earth into two equal parts horizontally?

equator

200

What 3 countries are inside North America?

Canada, USA, Mexico

200

I am a group of countries that share a common type of money, dress, and language.

Region

200

What does a natural resource map show?

Natural resources in that area, on the map where they're located

200

What is the rarest eye color?

green

300

Name the ocean you touch at the beach in NY.

Atlantic

300

I am a country located in the Caribbean region. I have 4 letters. What am I?

 Cuba

300

I am a natural feature on the earth's surface. What am I?

Landform

300

What does a physical map show? Give 2 examples.

Surfaces- such as mountains or oceans.

300

Who was president of the USA in 2008?

Obama

400

Which continent contains the countries Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia?

South America

400

Name 10 countries.

Answers will vary!

400

I am the line that cuts the earth in half vertically. What am I?

Prime Meridian

400

If I told you to use a "Legend" on a map, what am I referring to?

MAP KEY

400

Which country is famous for Maple Syrup, speaking French, and being particularly cold?

Canada

500

List the 4 oceans

Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian

500

Name a country OR state OR city from each continent. (except Antarctica)

North America- 

South America- 

Europe- 

Asia- 

Africa- 

Austrailia


500

I am the method we use to measure latitude and longitude. What am I?

degrees

500

Explain what a political map shows. 

Give an example of one that borders another.

Countries separated by borders. Example: Canada and USA, Spain and Portugal, Israel and Egypt..

500

Who was the inventor of the telephone?

Alexander Grahm Bell