Geography 6th grade

The study of the earth and the way that people live on it and use it.

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Geography

• History

Geography includes all of the following, EXCEPT:

• Constellations

• People

• Plant/Animal Life

• Weather

• Bodies of water

Which two continents are in the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

• South America

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 oceans?

• Arctic

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Antarctic

• Indian

Hemi is a:

• A latin word that means gardening

• Greek word that means half

• A latin word that means sphere

• Greek word that means quarter

Half a sphere, used by geographers to refer to half of Earth

• Globe

• Sphere

• Hemisphere

• Hemi

Distance North or South of the equator measured in degrees

• Region

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Latitude

Latitude lines run:

• East to West horizontally

• East to West vertically

• North to South horizontally

• North to South vertically

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees:

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Hemisphere

Longitude lines run:

• North to South vertically

• North to South horizontally

• East to West vertically

• East to West horizontally