Components of the GS
Cultures
Maps & their elements
Coordinates & Time Zones
Countries
100
Geographic component that studies climate, relief, flora, fauna, astronomic elements, etc.
Is it the Natural Component?
100
Name the river valley civilization that was the very first human civilization.
Mesopotamia
100
The name of this map tool.
Is it a Compass Rose?
100
The World is divided into four of these.
What are hemispheres?
100
Which continent is Afghanistan in?
Asia
200
Geographic component that studies language, art, religion, knowledge, traditions and history.
Is it the cultural component?
200
In China, most people speak Mandarin in the main parts of the country. In the southern part and in Hong Kong (Guangzhou region), however, they speak another language. What is that language?
Cantonese
200
This tool on a map helps you understand what colors, symbols, and lines or markings mean.
What is a legend / symbology?
200
Mexico is located in these hemispheres.
Is it in the Northern - Western hemispheres?
200
Which US city is the location of the United Nations headquarters?
New York City
300
Geographic component that studies borders, nations, conflicts and international agreements.
Is it the political component?
300
Which is the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican
300
This map tool helps you estimate the size of the area being shown.
What is scale?
300
This line is used to divide the Northern & Southern Hemisphere.
Is it the Equator?
300
Which is the only country in South America which has an indigenous language as an official language?
Paraguay
400
The geographic component that describes the way that people administer their resources and produce wealth.
Is it the economic component?
400
Which country measures Gross National Happiness?
Bhutan
400
The names of the seven continents.
Are they North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and Antartica?
400
The degree of Longitude and Latitude where the Prime Meridian and Equator intersect.
Is it Latitude 0º, Longitude 0º?
400
How many countries are there in Africa? The closest guess gets the points.
54
500
Name the five components of the geographic space.
Are they natural, social, cultural, political and economic?
500
Name at least four ancient rivers that led to the first human civilizations on Earth.
Yellow, Yanghtze, Indus, Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, Ganges
500
The seven elements of maps.
Are they title, compass rose, legend, projection, coordinates, scale and source?
500
The number of Time zones in the world.
Are they 24?
500
Which countries has Mr. Tice lived in?
United States, Paraguay, U.A.E. and Indonesia