Landforms
The landform that is a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Glacier
How many themes of Geography are there?
5
The tool on a map that tells you the directions
Compass Rose
The study of Earth and its people
Geography
When writing out the longitude and latitude coordinates, what is the correct order?
N or S, W or E
What is the landform that is surrounded by water on THREE sides?
Peninsula
The theme of geography that examines how people and goods move from one place to another is...
Movement
What tool on a map helps someone understand what symbols, colors, or patterns mean?
Legend/Key
The precise point where a place is located on Earth
Absolute Location
Where is the major line of longitude located?
United Kingdom
What is a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it?
Canyon
If you were to explain how to get somewhere and you said "around the corner", that would be...
What is someone who creates maps called?
Cartographer
The study of people as they have spread across Earth
Human Geography
Where is the major line of latitude located?
The Equator
What is an isolated relatively flat-topped natural elevation?
Mesa
What are the two tropics called and what climate zone are they located in?
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Tropical
What type of map focuses on showing specific topics, such as population or climate?
Thematic Map
Physical elements of earth, not man made
Landforms
What degree is the equator?
0
What is a large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor?
Basin
What are the seasons in the polar zone?
Polar Day and Polar Night
How would you explain map projections?
When there is a light shown through a globe and someone traces it, creating a map
Any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape, which includes landforms
Physical Geography
What two hemispheres is the United States located in?
North & West