Geography Review

Need to Know Geographic Terms 5 themes of Geography 7 continents Climate,elevation, hemisphere, compass rose, key and legend, scale, symbol 5 themes of Geography Location, place, interaction, movement, and region 7 continents 4 oceans

Need to know continued Types of maps Latitude and longitude Physical and Cultural Geography Locate places by geographic location

Review Game: The Rules 1. I make the rules—I am the final Decider 2. Choose 1 spokesperson to come to the podium. Everyone must come up to speak at least once 3. You get a question—you must “ring in” with your name If you get it right—you get the points If you get it wrong other player gets a chance to answer 4. You can use your team as a lifeline, after you ‘ring in’ but you only have 10 seconds to answer 6. When points are totaled at the end, winning team gets EVERLASTING GLORY—until we play again.

25 pts Any half of the earth

Hemisphere

50 points Define elevation

Height above or below sea level of a place on land

50pts This is a large area that is different from the areas around it

Region

50pts What type of map is this?

Physical

75 pts The travel of people, goods, or ideas from one location to another.

Movement

25 pts This is a set of pointers that show direction on a map or globe.

Compass Rose

50 pts. What type of Map is this?

75 points What are the 5 themes of Geography?

Location, place, interaction, movement, region

50 pts. How can you find absolute location?

Using latitude and longitude

50 pts This is the complex interwoven bond between humans and nature

Interaction

75pts Define latitude

The location of a place North or South of the equator

50pts How can you find relative location?

Landmarks, time, directions, distance, etc.

25 pts The pattern of weather for a particular place or region in a typical year is called?

Climate

50pts What type of Map is this?

Political

25pts Locate N. America

25pts Shapes, pictures, lines, or colors that are used on a map to stand for a region, place, feature or characteristic

Symbol

100pts What are the 3 key components to humans interaction with the environment?

Humans adapt to the environment Humans modify the environment Humans depend on the environment

25 Location can be defined as

Where something is

50 pts. Locate Asia

50pts Define longitude

The location of a place East or West of the Prime Meridian

75pts This shows the relationship between an actual distance on earth and the same distance as shown on a map

Scale

25pts This is an illustrated explanation of a map’s symbols or colors

Key

50pts This is the description of the characteristics that make a location distinct

Place

75pts Cultural geographic features include

Modifications of the physical geographic environment Manmade, characteristics that do not occur naturally

75pts Physical geographic features include?

Climate Land and water Plant and animal life

50pts Locate S. America

50pts A physical map shows?

Land elevations Ocean depths Major physical features

50pts Locate the Indian Ocean

25pts A thematic map gives information on?

Specific topics Ex. Climate, population, religion, etc.

50pts Locate Africa

50pts Locate the Arctic Ocean

75pts A political map includes

Political units Countries, states, provinces, territories, & cities

50pts Locate Europe