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Geography & Current Events Sept 9
Geography & Current Events Sept 9
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This Quiz is part of the highlights of our class activites and discussion over the first few weeks
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1
This part of a map tells the viewer how far distance is compared to actual size.
Scale
Grid
Key
Legend
2
Quiz is still lots of fun!!!
YES!!
BETTER THAN PIZZA!!
ABSOLUTELY!!
AMAZING!!
3
A steep fall or flow of water from a higher elevation is a
wetland
...
True
False
4
The SMALLEST Continent is....
Antarctica
Australia
Idaho
Europe
5
Brazil's President was very honest about the fires in the Amazon and asked the U.S. for help.
False
True
6
This map shows temperature, rainfall, snow, wind, low pressure of an area
Poltical
Weather
Road
Physical
7
Playing Quiz to review concpets is a lot of fun !
True
False
8
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides is.....
a peninsula
an isthmus
an island
sinking
9
A
HILL
is higher than a
MOUNTAIN
False
True
10
The Equator is 0
o
Longitude
False
True
11
A raised flat area of land.
hill
basin
plateau
mountain
12
Large steep area of land usually over 1000 feet in elevation
peninsula
mega-hill
mountain
mulch pile by gaga pit
13
An
OCEAN
Body of Water completely surrounded by land
True
False
14
Including the Southern Ocean, there are ___ oceans.
2
5
11
7
15
Arid, Very Dry, little rainfall.....
lake
desert
canyon
16
A deep, narrow valley......we have a "Grand" one in Arizona....
basin
lowlands
valley
canyon
17
Small area of land that's completely surrounded by water...
lake
island
desert
valley
18
A narrow piece of land projecting into the sea is a
CAPE.
False
True
19
The most accurate representation of the world is a....
Globe
Huge map
Round Map
Small map
20
The difference between and peninsula and an island is one more side of water.
True
False
21
The Amazon was in the news recently due to fires there. What country is the Amazon located in?
United States
Brazil
Mexico
Peru
22
Physical Maps would most likely be used by motorists.
True
False
23
45o North Latitude runs through Michigan (around Traverse City), that's halfway between the Equator and ___
Detroit
South Pole
Prime Meridian
North Pole
24
This type of map shows boundaries, countries, cities...
Weather
Political
Physical
Mental
25
Two continents that are independent islands....
North & South America
Central America & Europe
Europe & Asia
Antarcitca & Australia
26
The Capital of Michigan is....
Kalamazoo
Canton
Lansing
Detroit
27
A flat topped, elevated landform is....
a mountain
a mesa
a valley
a river
28
There are __ continents in the world....
5
7
4
22
29
These imaginary lines run E&W, and are measured N&S from the center.
Ocean
Landform
Latitiude
Longitude
30
Largest Continent, includes China & India
Asia
South America
Africa
Australia
31
Which is NOT a Great Lake?
St. Clair
Michigan
Huron
Superior
32
The continent we live in...
Central America
Antarctica
North America
Africa
