Intro to Geography
What is the piece of paper with roads, cities, states, countries, landforms and more called?
How many continents and oceans are there?
7 continents and 5 oceans
______ are pictures that represents something on a map.
Symbols
What country is Paris in?
France
What cardinal direction is India from here?
East (Southeast accepted)
Geography is the study of _______ and everything in it and on it.
Earth
Which is the largest continent?
Asia
The main line of latitude is called the ... ?
Equator
What country is London in?
England, or Great Britain
What cardinal direction is Norway from here?
Northwest
How much of the earth is covered in water? (__/__)
3/4
Which continent is an island continent?
Australia
Where do you find the meaning of symbols on a map?
The Map Key or Legend
What country is Rome in?
Italy
What cardinal direction is Brazil from here?
Southwest
What do you call a person who studies geography?
A geographer
The largest ocean on Earth is the ... ?
Pacific Ocean
What tool shows the cardinal directions (N/S/E/W)?
Compass
What country is Tokyo in?
Japan
What cardinal direction is Japan from here?
East
Why should we study geography?
[I will accept multiple answers]
Europe is connected to these two continents
Asia and Africa
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
(Think Never Eat Soggy Waffles!)
North, East, South, West
What country is Moscow in?
Russia
What cardinal direction is Kenya from here?
South