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WorksheetsM3 Strands of Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is Geography about?
Rivers and Cities
Volcanoes and the Weather
Our Planet and Us.
The Earth
Why is Geography important? It helps us to...
keep our planet clean.
understand our world.
know how things were created.
know about rocks.
What are the three strands of Geography? Tick the correct answers
Human
Physical
Environmental
Industrial
Physical geography is about
(a)
Human geography is about
(a)
Environmental geography is about
(a)
There are three big themes in geography. Can you remember them?
Politics
Change
Impact
Inequality
The theme change is all about.... tick the correct statements
Our Earth is constantly changing. Rivers and volcanoes change the landscape over time.
our Earth doesn't change and geographers study why this is the case.
The Earth's population is constantly changing. Moving from one country to another, increasing and or decreasing in numbers.
Why food prices change and how come things on the planet do not stay the same.
The theme impact links to change and how the changes the Earth and humans cause impact the both the world around us and the people too.
True
False
What is the predominant strand of geography shown here?
Physical
Human
Environmental
Inequality
Which two strands of Geography are shown here?
Environmental and Human
Human and Physical
Physical and Environmental
What strand of geography is shown here?
Human
Physical
Environmental
Change
Which body of water is in YELLOW on the map?
Gulf of Mexico
Bering Sea
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Which body of water is shown in GREEN on the map?
Bering Sea
Mexican Sea
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
What Rivers flows into the Great Lakes?
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Colorado River
Saint Lawrence River
(Page 18-19 & 36-37) From the cities listed, which nation's Cities are more densely populated?
USA
Canada
Lake Ontario, Erie, Michigan, Superior, Huron
are collective known as the _____ _____
Canada's lakes
Great Lakes
(Page 26 & 37 & 43 ) Why do most Canadians live so close to USA Boarder?
(Select three)
Arable land is found in abundance
along the boarder
warmer climate is found along the boarder
Fresh bodies of water like the
Saint Lawrence and the Great lakes
are found along the boarder
Colder Climate is found along the boarder
Fresh bodies of water like the
Mississippi river and Colardo river is found along the boarder
(Page 21 & 23 ) What two factors matter the most for making the Great Plains region a good place for farming?
flat land and no rain, many deserts
long winters and mountains
nutrient rich soil and temperate climate with plenty of rain
(Page 21 & 23 ) The Great Plains of Canada and the USA are major sources of:
fruits like grapes, cranberries, and fish
oranges, peaches, and tomatoes
wheat, corn, oil, natural gas, and wind power
