| Region & Place | ||
| #1 | Region and Place are both ... | Themes of Geography |
| #2 | Name three characteristics explaining PLACE | Any landforms, climate, height above sea level... |
| #3 | History and culture are examples of which theme? | Region |
| #4 | Population changes are an example of which theme? |
Place |
| #5 | Everyone here speaks spanish is an example of what theme of geography? | Region |
| Movement & Human/Environment Interaction | ||
| #1 | People migrating south for the winter is an example of which theme | Movement |
| #2 | Give an example of the Environment Interaction with Humans? |
Flood, hurricane, natural disasters... |
| #3 | Why people go to another location to find jobs is an example of? |
Movement |
| #4 | Give an example where Humans have interacted with the Environment? |
Building bridges, canals, roadways, dams... |
| #5 | The Panama Canal is an example of .... | Human Environment Interaction |
| Maps & Globes | ||
| #1 | The earth is split into parts called... | Hemipheres |
| #2 | The two tropical lines are called... |
Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn |
| #3 | This a model of a compass that shows us the cardinal directions of north, east, south and west. |
Compass Rose |
| #4 | How many time zones on the earth? |
Twenty - Four |
| #5 | The way to show a round earth on a flat surface is called a... | Map Projection |
| Location | ||
| #1 | What are the two types of location? | absolute (exact) or relative |
| #2 | What latitude line is 0 degrees? | Equator |
| #3 | What longitude line is 0 degrees? | Prime Meridian |
| #4 | How do we find exact location on a globe or map? | Using the grid lines of longitude & latitude |
| #5 | Give two examples of a relative location near Freeport, Maine? | Direction (N, S, E, W), near by, next to, |
| Bonus Questions! | ||
| #1 | Someone who studies the earth and everything on it is called a... | Geographer |
| #2 | The biggest continent on Earth is called... | Asia |
| #3 | Name the Seven Continents | Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia & Oceania, Antarctica |
| #4 | Name the Five Oceans | Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian |
| #5 | How many major grid lines are on a globe? (HINT: Geography Simon Says) | Five: Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle |
| Final Question | |
| On what dates is the sun directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer and/or the Tropic of Capricorn? | March 21, September 22 (change seasons) |