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WorksheetsUnit 1 Vocabulary Review - Geography
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Choose the definition of geography:
A body of water.
The study of outer space.
The study of the earth.
The study of nature.
This image shows the _______ of the United States.
regions
continents
oceans
planets
This image best represents which word?
states
oceans
countries
continents
This image shows the ____________ directions.
latitude
cardinal
longitude
intermediate
Imaginary vertical lines on earth are called ___________.
latitude
Equator
hemispheres
longitude
Imaginary horizontal lines on earth are called ____________.
latitude
hemispheres
Prime Meridian
longitude
Which vocabulary word does this image best represent?
longitude
cardinal directions
hemisphere
latitude
This image best represents which vocabulary word?
Cardinal Directions
Scale
Intermediate Directions
Key / Legend
What is a region?
A part or section of a country that has similar characteristics.
Where a place is located.
How people, things and ideas move from one place to another.
A single city or state.
Environment as we define it in Social Studies includes:
land, water, animals, plants and climate.
the sun, planets and moons.
computers and cell phones.
dates and events.
The prefix geo- means ”earth”. The suffix -graphy means “study of ”. Geography literally means:
The study of rocks.
The study of the earth.
The study of the planets.
The study of nature.
The prefix hemi- means "half". The root word -sphere means "globe". Hemisphere literally means:
The distance between two points on earth.
Half of the globe (earth).
Weather on earth.
Distance on earth.
