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G6 Geocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This theme of geography describes a specific location on Earth using coordinates of latitude and longitude.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

Place

d)

Region

2.

This theme of geography describes where something is on Earth in relation to another location.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

Place

d)

Region

3.

This theme of geography describes the human and physical characteristics of a city or country on Earth.

a)

Human-environment interaction

b)

Movement

c)

Place

d)

Biomes

4.

This geography theme considers how people adapt to and modify their earthly surroundings.

a)

Human-environment interaction

b)

Absolute location

c)

Place

d)

Movement

5.

This geography theme divides the world into manageable areas for geographic study with distinctive human characteristics, such as demographics or politics, and physical characteristics, such as climate and vegetation.

a)

Climate zones

b)

Biomes

c)

Place

d)

Region

6.

This geography theme includes imports/exports, migration, the expansion of the internet and cell phone coverage across the globe. Humans, ideas, goods, resources, and communication traveling across vast distances.

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Human-environment interaction

7.

Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).

a)

continent

b)

ocean

c)

region

d)

location

8.

A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.

a)

Continent

b)

Gulf

c)

River

d)

Ocean

9.

The atmospheric conditions (temperature, precipitation, etc.) prevailing in an area in general or over a long period of time.

a)

Temperature

b)

Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Precipitation

10.

The conditions of the atmosphere at a specific place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Temperature

11.

The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object.

a)

Temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Climate

d)

Weather

12.

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground from the sky.

a)

Temperature

b)

Climate

c)

Weather

d)

Precipitation

13.

A large naturally occurring community of flora (plant life) and fauna (animal life) occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.

a)

Region

b)

Climate zone

c)

Biome

d)

Place

14.

These are the elements and characteristics that should be on each map.

a)

Lines

b)

BOLTSS

c)

THUNDER

d)

Numbers

15.

Which of the following is NOT one of the BOLTSS?

a)

Border

b)

Orientation

c)

Source

d)

Location

16.

Half of the earth, usually divided into northern and southern halves by the Equator, or into western and eastern halves by the Prime Meridian.

a)

Half a sphere

b)

Hemisearth

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Hemicircle

17.

Lines that run North and South on a map of the Earth and measure distances East and West of the Prime Meridian using degrees.

a)

Capricorn

b)

Equator

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

18.

Lines that run East and West on a map of the Earth and measure distances North and South of the Equator.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridians

19.

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°.

a)

Parallel

b)

Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Equator

20.

Another name for lines of latitude

a)

Meridians

b)

Coordinates

c)

Parallels

d)

Axis

21.

Another name for lines of longitude

a)

Meridians

b)

Horizontals

c)

Parallels

d)

Dominions

22.

Lines of latitude are:

a)

Horizontal

b)

Vertical

23.

Lines of longitude are:

a)

Horizontal

b)

Vertical

24.

Cardinal directions are:

a)

North

South

East

West

b)

Northeast

Southeast

Northwest

Southwest

25.

Intermediate directions are:

a)

North

South

East

West

b)

Northeast

Southeast

Northwest

Southwest