1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 I know my Geography (Ch 1 & 2) Planet Earth and the solar system! (2) Hot and Cold (Climates) (3) All About People (4) ‘Murica and Canadia! (5 & 6)

2. Parallels that measure North and South of the Equator

3. Lines of Latitude

4. Line that divides the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

5. Equator

6. Latitude and Longitude is used to find this type of location

7. Absolute Location

8. These are the largest landforms on Earth

9. Continents

10. Life cannot exist outside of this

11. Biosphere

12. This type of erosion created the Grand Canyon. (Bonus Hero point if you can tell me what created the canyon)

13. Water Erosion (Colorado River)

14. Name the three layers of the Earth

15. The core, mantle, and crust

16. This is made up of icy dust particles and frozen gases

17. Comet

18. Name the Earth’s largest ocean

19. Pacific

20. Where is most of the Earth’s freshwater found?

21. Glaciers and Ice Caps

22. This marks the beginning of summer OR winter

23. The solstice

24. Hot climates are found in these latitudes

25. Low latitudes

26. Describe a Mediterranean climate

27. Mild winters (rainy), hot summers

28. Earth’s position in relation to the sun creates this

29. Climate

30. In the correct order, name the side of the mountain that 1. gets lots of rain 2. gets limited rain

31. 1. Windward 2. Leeward

32. Language, religion, and government are all elements of this

33. Culture

34. The highest temperature recorded in the US was found here

35. Death Valley

36. Total population divided by total land equals ?

37. Population density

38. High elevations and northern latitudes are characterized by this

39. Constant cold, little vegetation

40. Name three of five cultural hearths (Hero points if you can name all five)

41. Mexico Egypt (Nile River) Mesopotamia India (Indus Valley) China (Huang He Valley)

42. Why are lakes and rivers so important?

43. They are used for shipping and transportation.

44. The name of Quebec’s movement toward independence

45. sepratism

46. The greatest reserves of oil in North America are found here. (Name all three)

47. Alaska, Texas, and Alberta

48. This land was bought by the US in 1803, doubling the size of the US

49. The Louisiana Purchase

50. This agreement made trade easier between the US, Canada, and Mexico (Hero points if you can say the meaning of the abbreviation)

51. North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA