Geography Vocabulary

Geography Vocabulary

8th Grade

23 Qs

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Geography Vocabulary

Geography Vocabulary

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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Created by

Amanda Burchins

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23 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of capital?

A city that serves as the seat of a state or nation's government

A nation with its own government that occupies a particular territory

One of the great divisions of land on the earth

A natural feature of the earth's surface

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What are the cardinal directions?

North, South, East, and West

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a compass rose?

A circle showing the directions printed on a map or chart

Statistics that describe populations and their characteristics

An insert on a map that explains the symbols used and provides a scale

A symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a continent?

One of the great divisions of land on the earth

A nation with its own government that occupies a particular territory

A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment

A natural feature of the earth's surface

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a country?

A nation with its own government that occupies a particular territory

One of the great divisions of land on the earth

A spherical model of Earth

The natural features on the earth's surface

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of demographic?

Statistics that describe populations and their characteristics

The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a group of people

The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

The movement of people from one place to another

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of culture?

The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a group of people

A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment

The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

The natural features on the earth's surface

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