1st term Review Geography

The moments when the Sun’s rays hit the Earth at the widest angle are the...

• equinoxes

• solstices

• seasons

• sessions

It takes the Earth 24 hours to rotate 360º. This means that our planet rotates ____º every hour.

• 15º

• 180º

• 7º

• 365º

The ______ is the geographical point where the Sun rises

• south

• west

• north

• east

The Earth has an irregular shape, called a ....

(___) are the main instrument used by geographers to describe and interpret phenomena on the Earth’s surface

• trees

• maps

• keys

• telescope

As well as spatial information, maps provide us with other information about the geographical space shown on them. These data are represented in the (___).

• internet

• map’s key

• scale

• projection

The (___) is the outermost, thinnest layer of the Earth.

sunken areas between mountains or plateaus.

• Mountains

• Plains

• fjord

• valleys

An area of high plateaus located between major mountain ranges and with high altitudes is known as the ’________‘.

It is an area of land surrounded by water except for on one side, the isthmus. The isthmus is a narrow piece of land which connects it to the mainland.

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