Oceans and Continents
Map Skills
5 Themes of Geography
Timelines
Features of a Civilization
100

What are the 7 continents?

Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Europe, Australia, North America, South America 

100

What does a title of a map tell you?

What the map is about

100

What is the acronym for the 5 Themes of Geography?

MRHELP

100

A timeline shows events in ____________________ order

chronological

100

What does the G in GRAPES stand for?

Geography

200

What are the 5 oceans?

Atlantic, Pacific, Southern, Indian, Arctic

200

What is a compass rose?

Tells you the principal directions on a map

200

What are the 5 themes of geography?

movement, region, human-environment interaction, location, place

200

What does BCE stand for?

Before Common Era

200

What does the R in GRAPES stand for?

Religion

300

What continent do we live on?

North America 

300

What do you use to give you an exact location on a map?

latitude and longitude

300

What theme of geography is this describing: A large number of people from New Orleans, Louisiana moved north after Hurricane Katrina

Movement

300

What does CE stand for?

Common Era

300

What does the E in GRAPES stand for?

Economy

400

Which continent is to the left of Asia?

Europe

400

What is the imaginary line at 0 degrees north and south?

Prime Meridian

400

What theme of geography is this describing: Simpson, Warren, Edmonson, Barren, and 18 other counties make up South Central Kentucky.

Region

400

How many years separate when Hammurabi’s Code was written (1750 BCE) and when the U.S. Constitution was ratified (1788 CE)?

3537

400

What does the P in GRAPES stand for?

Politics


500

This continent is in the center of the map, it is very close to Asia and Europe.

Africa

500

What is the imaginary line at 0 degrees east and west?

Equator

500

What theme of geography is this describing: Simpson County, KY is near Warren County, KY

relative location

500

How old was Galileo Galilei (1564 CE - 1642 CE)?

78

500

What does the A and S in GRAPES stand for?

Achievements and Social Structure