Geography Entry Assessment

What are the five themes of geography?

• Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environment Interaction

• Climate, Vegetation, Population, Resources, and Culture

• History, Economics, Culture, Government, and Transportation

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Themes of Geography

Match each theme of geography with its essential question.

• What is it like?

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• Where is it?

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• How do people, goods, and ideas move?

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• How are places similar or different?

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• How do we relate to our environment?

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Themes of Geography

Label the seven continents with their corresponding names.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Antartica

Africa

South America

Asia

Europe

North America

Australia

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Continents

Label the five major oceans with their corresponding names.

a

b

c

d

e

Pacific Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Southern Ocean

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Oceans

​ (a)   describes a place's exact position on Earth, like a geographic address. Geographers use two kinds of imaginary lines, ​ (b)   , to identify it. This allows geographers to pinpoint any spot on Earth. Geographers also discuss ​ (c)   . This explains where a place is by describing places near it.

• Absolute location
• relative location
• latitude and longitude

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Reading a Map

Label the nine map features with their corresponding names.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

Legend

Labels

Symbols

Compass Rose

Title

Lines of Longitude

Lines of Latitude

Scale

Colors

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Reading a Map

Match each map feature with its definition. (1/2)

• Lists and explains symbols/colors

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• Shows cardinal directions

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• Subject of the map

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• Measure distances east and west

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• Represents items like cities/ resources

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Reading a Map

Match each map feature with its definition. (2/2)

• Distance between map locations

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• Show various map information

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• Measure distances north and south

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• Names of cities, landforms, and water

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Reading a Map

To study Earth, geographers divide the globe into equal halves, known as ​ (a)   .

The ​ (b)   divides the globe into north and south halves.

The ​ (c)   divides the globe into east and south halves.

• prime meridian
• equator
• hemispheres

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Reading a Map

Organize the three types of maps into their corresponding categories.

Groups:

(a) Political Maps

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(b) Physical Maps

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(c) Thematic Maps

• Near what physical features do most people live?

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• How populated does the area seem to be?

• Where on Earth's surface is this area located?

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• Are there mountains or plateaus in the area?

• What are the natural resources of Africa?

• What is the area's range of elevation?

• Where in the world do people speak Spanish?

• Shows human-made features like cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries

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• Shows certain information about a place or region

• Who are the area's neighbors?

• Where were the major trade routes in Asia in ancient times?

• Shows Earth's surface from space; highlights landforms and bodies of water in specific areas

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Reading a Map