Name That Landform
Regions of the US
Definitions
Name that Country or Ocean
Anything Goes
100
Mountain
100
Name the 5 regions of the United States.
West, Midwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
100
What is geography
The study of the earth
100
South America
100
Name the 4 things that are always found on a map.
Compass Rose
Scale
Key/Legend
Title
200
Island
200
Which region has hot summers, mild-cold winters, it it geographically isolated from the other states. It is rich in minerals, known for oil and gas, and has great national parks?
West Region (including Alaska and Hawaii)
200
Your GPS is what type of map?
Road Map
200
Europe
200
Nicole is from Los Angeles and Colleen is from St. Paul. Nicole thinks Los Angeles is better than St. Paul because it has lots of celebrities, and is near the Pacific Ocean.
What theme are we talking about?
Place
300
Plain
300
This region is know to be aridly dry. It has a "Grand" state park.
Southwest Region
300
What is cartography?
What is the job title of this position?
Cartography
Cartographer
300
Pacific Ocean
300
North, South, East, and West are called...
Cardinal Directions
400
Volcano
400
What region is Arizona in?
Southwest Region
400
What are NE, NW, SE, and SW on a map called?
Intermediate Directions
400
Antarctica
400
What is the most popular type of map, and gives us states and cities?
Political Maps
500
Plain
500
Which region gets the most tornados?
Midwest Region
500
What are the 4 seasons, and describe a unique trait that happends in only that season.
Summer- hot weather
Fall - leaves turn green, yellow, red, and orange
winter - snow
Spring- flowers start to bloom
500
Atlantic Ocean
500
What type of map looks like a thumbprint, and shows us the landform elevation?
Topographical Map