Geography Review

These lines run north and south across a map or globe and are measured east and west of the prime meridian.

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

• equator

• Tropic of Cancer

Plateaus, mountains and hills are examples of

• climate

• population

• hemispheres

• physical features/landforms

Earth is divided in two

• parallels

• longitudes

• hemispheres

• semicircles

The weather pattern over a long period of time is known as

• climate

• geography

• location

• place

This is used to measure distance on a map

• prime meridian

• scale

• gride

• compass rose

To figure out what the symbols on the map mean, look at the

• compass rose

• lines of latitude

• map key/legend

• title

Which is a country in North America?

• Mexico

• Italy

• Africa

• India

This continent is the ________ and no people live there for this reason.

• Biggest

• Smallest

• warmest

• coldest

The Earth is mostly covered in

• land

• water

• vegetation

• South America

Which continent do we live on

• USA

• NY

• North America

• South America