1. Geography Review Sept. 16, 2009

2. Question #1 What is the definition of an island?

3. Question #1 What is the definition of an island? land surrounded on all sides by water

4. Question #2 List all seven continents.

5. Question #2 List all seven continents. North America South America Europe Asia Africa Antartica Australia

6. Question #2 List all seven continents. North America South America Europe Asia Africa Antartica Australia *Can one group member point them all out on a map?*

7. Question #3 Fill in the blanks correctly. Lines of latitude are ___________, and lines of longitude are ___________. (vertical, horizontal)

8. Question #3 Fill in the blanks correctly. Lines of latitude are horizontal, and lines of longitude are vertical. (vertical, horizontal)

9. Question #4 What TWO things cause us to have seasons?

10. Question #4 What TWO things cause us to have seasons? 1. The tilt of the Earth's axis. 2. The Earth's revolution around the sun.

11. Question #5 List all four oceans.

12. Question #5 List all four oceans. Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean *Southern Ocean

13. Question #5 List all four oceans. Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean *Southern Ocean *Can one person in your group point them all out on a map?*

14. Question #6 What is the definition of a peninsula?

15. Question #6 What is the definition of a peninsula? Land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

16. Question #6 What is the definition of a peninsula? Land that is surrounded by water on three sides. *Can one person from your group draw a peninsula?*

17. Question #7 What is the definition of a tributary?

18. Question #7 What is the definition of a tributary? A branch of a river.

19. Question #7 What is the definition of a tributary? A branch of a river. *Can one person from your group draw a tributary?*

20. Question #8 What type of map is this?

21. Question #8 What type of map is this? Physical map of Europe.

22. Question #8 What type of map is this? Physical map of Europe. *What do the colors show?*

23. Question #8 What type of map is this? Physical map of Europe. *What do the colors show?* Elevation and landforms

24. Question #9 What is this a picture of? (geographical feature)

25. Question #9 What is this a picture of? (geographical feature) An isthmus

26. Question #9 What is this a picture of? (geographical feature) An isthmus *What is the definition of an isthmus?*

27. Question #9 What is this a picture of? (geographical feature) An isthmus *What is the definition of an isthmus?* A small piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land.

28. Question #10 This describes which theme of geography? "The relationship between people and the environment"

29. Question #10 This describes which theme of geography? "The relationship between people and the environment" Interaction

30. Question #11 What type of map is this?

31. Question #11 What type of map is this? Political map of Asia.

32. Question #11 What type of map is this? Political map of Asia. *What are the colors for?*

33. Question #11 What type of map is this? Political map of Asia. *What are the colors for?* To help distinguish the borders of different countries.

34. Question #12 What is this a picture of? (geographical feature)

35. Question #12 What is this a picture of? (geographical feature) A delta.

36. Question #12 What is this a picture of? (geographical feature) A delta. *What is the definition?*

37. Question #12 What is this a picture of? (geographical feature) A delta. *What is the definition?* An area where a river enters into a larger body of water.

38. Question #13 This is an example of which theme of geography? "People board ships to migrate to America"

39. Question #13 This is an example of which theme of geography? "People board ships to migrate to America" Movement

40. Question #14 Which type of map is this?

41. Question #14 Which type of map is this? Special Purpose map of South America

42. Question #15 Which theme of geography does this describe? "Identifies the natural and human features of an area"

43. Question #15 Which theme of geography does this describe? "Identifies the natural and human features of an area" Place

44. Question #15 Which theme of geography does this describe? "Identifies the natural and human features of an area" Place *Can you think of an example?*