Geography Vocabulary

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8th Grade
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Amanda Burchins
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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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