6th Grade Geography

The study of the physical features of earth. For example oceans, rivers, and deserts not built by man.

• geography
• continent

• Pangaea

• culture

A large land mass on earth

• country

• continent

• culture

• hemisphere

A way to measure how far east of west a location is from the Prime Meridian.

• culture

• equator

• latitude

• longitude

An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.

• geography

• culture

• equator

• prime meridian

The customs arts, social institutions and achievements of a particular nation, people or other social group.

• country

• geography

• culture

• latitude

1/2 of the planet

• latitude

• longitude

• hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

What is the primary focus of physical geography?

• The study of political boundaries

• The analysis of economic systems

• The examination of natural features and processes

• The exploration of cultural practices

The distance north or south of the equator.

• longitude

• latitude

• prime meridian

• equator

A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

• continent

• geography

• culture

• country

Imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England

• equator

• pagaea

• prime meridian

• hemisphere