Geography Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009

Themes Maps Topic 3 Topic 4 Terms 10 20 30 40 50

Question 1 - 10 This theme of Geography tells us how areas share common characteristics

Answer 1 – 10 Regions

Question 1 - 20 This theme of geography describes the physical and human characteristics that make a location unique

Answer 1 – 20 Place

Question 1 - 30 This theme of Geography explains how and why people and things move and are connected

Answer 1 – 30 Movement

Question 1 - 40 This theme of Geography describes the relationship between people and their environment.

Answer 1 – 40 Human/Environment Interaction

Question 1 - 50 This theme of Geography describes where something is and can explain where something is in relation to something else.

Answer 1 – 50 Location

Question 2 - 10 There Earth is tilted on how many degrees?

Answer 2 – 10 23.5 Degrees

Question 2 - 20 The tilting of Earth effects the length of the __________

Answer 2 – 20 Days and nights

Question 2 - 30 The tilting of the earth gives us ______________

Answer 2 – 30 Seasons

Question 2 - 40 There are ________continents

Answer 2 – 40 seven

Question 2 - 50 This continent is located closest to the south pole

Answer 2 – 50 Antarctica

Question 3 - 10 This projection shows land masses fairly accurately but their sizes are distorted the farther they are from the equator

Answer 3 – 10 Mercator Projection

Question 3 - 20 This projection of the Earth has less distortion but the north and south poles appear flattened.

Answer 3 – 20 Robinson Projection

Question 3 - 30 What are the imaginary lines or measurements that run from the North Pole to the South Pole?

Answer 3 – 30 Longitude

Question 3 - 40 What is a round model of the Earth?

Answer 3 – 40 A globe

Question 3 - 50 What are the measurements, or imaginary circles, that run East to West around the Globe?

Answer 3 – 50 Latitude

Question 4 - 10 This tells you what a map is showing

Answer 4 – 10 Title

Question 4 - 20 This symbol tells you the cardinal directions of a map

Answer 4 – 20 Compass Rose

Question 4 - 30 What does the equator divide the world into?

Answer 4 – 30 Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Question 4 - 40 What does the Prime Meridian divide the Earth into?

Answer 4 – 40 Eastern and Western Hemisphere

Question 4 - 50 In Geography terms, what is a place’s exact location called?

Answer 4 – 50 Absolute location

Question 5 - 10 What is a map maker called?

Answer 5 – 10 Cartographer

Question 5 - 20 The picture of the Earth on a flat surface is a called a _________________.

Answer 5 – 20 Projection

Question 5 - 30 What map shows boundaries that divide the world into man-made areas?

Answer 5 – 30 Political

Question 5 - 40 Please name 2 of the 4 Factors of Climate

Answer 5 – 40 Ocean and wind currents Latitude Altitude Mountains

Question 5 - 50 What is the study of people, their environments, and their resources?

Answer 5 – 50 Geography