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Geography Terms
Grade 7 - Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is the best word to describe an object that we can use to find the location of a place? | a map |
| What are the four basic directions that we need to know to read a map? | north, east, south, west |
| What would be a word that we can use when we divide the world into two halves (example: The Eastern and Western _______________) | The Hemisphere |
| What is the name for the line that we use to divide the world between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? | The Equator |
| What is the name for the line that divides the world between Eastern and Western Hemispheres? | The Prime Meridian |
| If you were to take a picture from outer space of Earth, what are the two features of the world that you would see? | land and water |
| What do we call the huge pieces of land that you can see from space? | continents |
| What do we call the largest bodies of saltwater that cover most of Earth’s surface? | oceans |
| The oceans are divided up into five areas. Please name at least three of them. | Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean Southern Ocean |
| Oceans are often divided up into smaller pieces, especially the parts that are very close to land. What term is used to describe this part of an ocean? | a sea |
| Another large body of water is a lake. What makes a lake different from a sea? | Lakes have freshwater. Oceans have saltwater. |
| Another important waterway to understand are rivers. These are freshwater bodies of water that flow from land usually towards an ocean. There are two rivers that flow through Lowell, name one of them. | Merrimack River and Concord River |
| The world has seven large landmasses called Continents. Name at least three of them. | Europe Asia North America South America Antarctica Australia Africa |
| What is a term we can use to describe a piece of land surrounded by water? | an island |
| Not all waterways are made naturally. Since the start of civilization, man has constructed their own waterways to help with a variety of issues. What term best describes a man-made waterway? | a canal |
| What is the name for where an ocean meets the land? | a beach or shore |
| One of the most famous parts of Massachusetts is Cape Cod. It is a piece of land that has water on nearly every side of it. What term describes when a piece of land is almost completely surrounded by water. | a peninsula |
| Besides the United States, name three other counties in the world. | Brazil, Canada, Japan, etc. |
| True or False: generally speaking, cities are larger than countries. | False |
| The world is made up of different types of land. A forest is a type of land that will always have many of what kind of plant. | trees |
| What landmass term describes a large, very flat area of land with not a lot of trees? | a plain |
| What term should we use to describe an area that has very hot temperatures and lots of rainfall? | a rainforest |
| What type of land is the opposite of a rainforest because it has very little rainfall throughout the year? | a desert |
| True or False: Antarctica is a desert? | True |
| The term “elevation” describes the height or depth of an area compared to what? | sea level |
| What is the name of the highest point in the world above Sea level? | Mount Everest |
| What term should we use to describe pieces of land that rise very quickly above Sea level? | a plateau |
| How should I describe a low, flat area between the mountains? | a valley |
| Humans are known to exchange things they have made (goods) or jobs (services) that they do to get other things that they don’t have in great supply. What term best describes the exchange of goods and services between people? | a barter system |
| What term best describes an organized belief system in a god or gods? | a religion |
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