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European Geography
5th Grade Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define physical geography? | studies the exterior physical features and changes the Earth. |
| Define human geography? | the study of how humans in all places and cultures interact with their natural geographic environments |
| what is a peninsula? | a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| what is a isthmus? | a narrow strip of land with sea on either side that allows a link between larger sections of land on each side. |
| What is a political map? | shows the human characteristics of a place such s borders and cities. |
| What is the name of the parallel at 0 degrees latitude? | equator |
| which direction do parallels of latitude run? | west to east |
| What is the name of the meridian at 0 degrees longitude? | prime meridian |
| What direction do the meridians of longitude run? | north to south |
| how many hemispheres is the word divided into? | 4 |
| What are the hemispheres? | North, South, East, West |
| List 5 oceans. | Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern, Indian |
| How many continents are there? What are their names? | 7, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antartica, Europe, Australia. |
| What is the largest continent? | Asia |
| What is the smallest continent? | Australia |
| What are lines of longitude called? | Meridians |
| What are lines of latitude called? | parallels |
| What lines are the same distance apart from each other? Longitude or latitude? | Latitude |
| What do we use latitude and longitude coordinates? | to locate places on Earth |
| What time zone do we live in if we live in Custer, SD? | Mountain Time Zone |
| How do you write a location on earth? And how to do find a location using coordinates? | 45*N, 105*W |
| Label 5 countries in Europe and 2 seas |