Basic Geography
Themes of Geography
Map of North America
North America at a Glance
Regions of North America
100
Lines we use to give absolute location.
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
100

Which of the 5 themes of geography has 2 forms, one being more specific than the other?

What is location?

100
The country that is north of the United States.
What is Canada?
100

The countries that make up North America.

What are Canada, Mexico, the United States?

100
This river supplies water and power to the south west United States

What is the Colorado River?

200
Landforms, climate, bodies of water, and plant life are all examples of this.
What are physical characteristics?
200

Of the 5 themes of Geography, which theme makes a location unique?

Place

200
The country that is north of Mexico.
What is the United States?
200
Which landform stretches from the United States up through Canada?

What are the Rocky Mountains?

200

This region of the United States is known for large lakes they share with Canada:

What are the Great Lakes?

300

Term referring to the number of different species.

What is biodiversity?

300

Of the 5 themes of Geography, which theme relates to how humans interact with the world?

Human-environment interaction

300
The state that is west of Canada, but is apart of the United States.
What is Alaska?
300

What is the largest state in the United States?

What is Alaska?

300

This river extends through the North West of Canada and the state of Alaska:

What is the Yukon River?

400

The Irish potato famine is an example of a:

Push factor

400

Of the 5 themes of Geography, which theme includes migrations and immigration?

Movement

400

The body of water to the south of States such as: Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi:

What is the Gulf of Mexico?

400
The largest river in the Unites States?

What is the Mississippi River?

400
The Capital of Canada:

What is Ottawa?

500

A map organized using color to show information is called a:

Choropleth

500

Of the 5 themes of Geography, which theme groups together similar groups?

Region

500

The largest bay in Canada:

What is the Hudson Bay?

500

The free trade organization set up between Canada, Mexico and the United States is called:

What is NAFTA?

500

The mountain range that extends along the East of the United States

What are the Appalachian Mountains?