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6th Grade 2016-2017
Introduction to Geography
Question | Answer |
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A region is an area with one or more... | common features |
What would you use to plan a route to travel across the country or to see the languages spoken in Asia? | map |
What would you use to see an exact scale model of the Earth or to see which country is on the exact opposite side of the Earth from India? | globe |
What would you use to see an infrared image of the surface of the Earth or to see what the Great Pyramids look like from space? | satellite images |
Which theme of geography tells us where a place is? | location |
Which theme of geography tells us what a location is like? | place |
Which theme of geography tells us how people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment? | human environment interaction |
Which theme of geography tells us how people, goods, and ideas get from place to place? | movement |
Which theme of geography makes comparisons between 2 or more different places? | region |
Which field of geography is the science of making maps? | cartography |
Which field of geography is the study of water on Earth? | hydrology |
Which field of geography is the study of weather and what causes it? | meteorology |
The rotation of the Earth on its axis is what causes... | day and night |
The tilt of the Earth and its revolution around the sun cause... | the seasons |
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? | summer |
In which latitude zones would you expect to find the warmest temperatures? | between the Tropics |
What percent of water on Earth is fresh water? | three |
What process in the water cycle occurs as surface water heats up? | evaporation |
What process in the water cycle occurs as water vapor cools and clouds form? | condensation |
What process in the water cycle occurs as clouds become too heavy? | precipitation |
What type of landforms attract a large number of settlers? | river valleys |
What is the name for the short term changes in temperature and precipitation in a place? | weather |
What is the name for the average yearly temperatures and precipitation in a place? | climate |
In addition to temperature and precipitation, what do geographers use to determine climate zones? | vegetation |
What happens to the climate as you get closer to the Equator? | gets hotter |
What happens to climate as you get higher in elevation? | colder and dryer |
What happens to climate when you are near a large body of water? | cooler summers and warmer winters and more precipitation |
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all examples of what type of resources? | nonrenewable |
Wind, solar, and hydroelectricity are all examples of what type of resources? | renewable |