GEOGRAPHY REVIEW

GEOGRAPHY & CHAPTER 1 REVIEW

NAME THE 7 CONTINENTS

EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, ANTARTICA

THE EQUATOR

What do you call the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?

Lines Of Longitude

What kind of lines run North to South?

East To West

Latitude lines or parallels run which direction?

North, South, East and West

What are cardinal Directions?

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest and Southwest

What are Intermediate directions?

Scale

What tells you how much smaller the distance on a map is compared to the actual distance?

A map key tells you what symbols on a map stand for

What is a map key?

A Political Map

What do you call a map that shows Information such as countries, states, and cities?

A map that’s shows Earth’s natural features

What is a physical Map?

An Elevation Map

What do you call the map that uses color to show the height above sea level?

A map that shows information about the past or where past events took place.

What is a historical Map?

A Distribution map

What kind of map shows how things like language, religion, population, and rainfall are distributed over an area?

Geography

What do you call the study of the earth?

An area with common features that set it apart from other areas

What is a region?

Mountains and Plains

Give two examples of landforms

The weather pattern over a long period of time

What is Climate?

Culture

What do you call the way of life for a group of people, including their daily habits, beliefs and arts?

Ways of living people practice regularly over time

What are customs?

Values

What do you call the things people think are most important in life?

The exchange of ideas and customs

What is interaction?

A place can be located by where the nearest lines of latitude and Longitude cross.

How does a Global grid make it possible to find locations?

Both are starting points for their form of measurement. The equator for latitude and Prime Meridian for Longitude

What does the equator and Prime Meridian have in common?

Dress, Play, Eat

Give at least three examples of customs…

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian

Name all four oceans

Hinduism

What religion do many of the people in India Practice? Hint: Azeeze’s religion

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