Name:  _______________________________             HW

Geography  

 Part 1—What  is  geography???  

 

▪ 5  Themes  of  geography:  MR.  HELP!!!!  M:  _________________________  refers to the way people, products, information and ideas

move from one place to another. This can be local such as how did you get to school today, or it can be global such as how did humans get to North America?  

R:  __________________________  an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics. Similar characteristics can be physical, natural, human, or cultural.  

H:  __________________________    E:  _____________________________________  refers to the relationships between people and

their environment. The following are important questions for this theme: How do people depend on the environment? How to people adapt to the environment? How do people modify the environment?

L:  ___________________________  where a place is. o Absolute: A location can be absolute (specific) as in coordinates of a map using

longitude and latitude o Relative: A location can be relative - examples: next-door, nearby, or next to the post

office. P:  ___________________________  an area that is defined by everything in it. All places have

features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places. o If you refer to your school as a place, then that place would include walls, windows,

cafeteria, classrooms, people, mice, and everything else in the school, including the languages spoken.

 Part 2—Label  the  compass  below:  

North  South  East  West  

Definition:    

Part 3—Label  the  7  Continents:  

 Part 4—Label  the  5  Oceans:  

   

Part 5—Label  the  World  Hemispheres:  

         Part 6—Label  the  physical  features  of  the  United  States  by  writing  the  letter  on  the  map  that  identifies  the  landform:    

   

A. Rocky Mountains B. Appalachian Mountains C. Sierra Nevada Mountains D. Cascade Mountains E. Great plains

     

 

   

Bodies of water:

1. Atlantic Ocean 2. Pacific Ocean 3. Gulf of Mexico 4. Lake Erie 5. Lake Michigan 6. Lake Huron 7. Lake Ontario 8. Lake Superior

 

Rivers:

9. Mississippi River 10. Rio Grande 11. Ohio River 12. Colorado River 13. Missouri River

 

   Questions… 1. Why  are  bodies  of  water  such  as  rivers  and  oceans  important?  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

2. What  impact  do  mountains  have  on  the  development  of  a  society  or  country?  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

Part 7—Label  the  6  Regions  of  the  United  States  by  coloring  in  the  regions  in  different  colors    

 Name… 3. Two  states  in  the  New  England  region:  ____________________  &  ______________________  4. Two  states  in  the  Mid-­Atlantic  region:  _____________________  &  ______________________  5. Two  states  in  the  South  region:  ____________________________  &  _______________________  6. Two  states  in  the  Midwest  region:  ________________________  &  _______________________  7. Two  states  in  the  Southwest  region:  _____________________  &  ________________________  Two  states  in  the  West  region:  _________________________  &  ___________________________  

Part 8—Match  the  cities  with  their  states:    

_____. Louisiana _____. New York _____. Hawaii _____. California _____. Alaska _____. Massachusetts _____. Michigan _____. Pennsylvania _____. Illinois _____. Washington _____. Maryland

1. Anchorage 2. Los Angeles 3. New York City 4. Boston 5. Washington DC 6. Detroit 7. Seattle 8. Chicago 9. Honolulu 10. New Orleans 11. Philadelphia

Part 9—Below  is  a  grid  system  using  latitude  and  longitude  lines.  Place  a  dot  on  each  point  given.  The  first  two  have  been  done  for  you.    

 

   

1. 72  N/  41  W  2. 73  N/  41  W  3. 74  N/  41  W  4. 73  ½  N/  42  W  5. 73  ½  N/  43  W  6. 73  ½  N/  44  W  7. 73  ½  N/  45  W  8. 75  N/  45  W  9. 75  ½  N/  44  ½  W  10. 76  ½  N/  44  W  

 

11. 76  ½  N/  43  ½  W  12. 77  N/  43  ½  W  13. 78  N/  43  ½  W  14. 79  N/  43  ½  W  15. 79  N/  42  ½  W  16. 80  N/  42  W  17. 75  ½  N/  42  W  18. 75  N/  41  ½  W  19. 74  ½  N/  40  ½  W  20. 73  N/  40  ½  W  

 Draw  a  line  to  connect  all  the  dots  in  order.  What  state  did  you  draw?  ___________________