Transcript Blank Jeopardy

Geography
and
Map Skills
Key
Terms
5 Themes
Of
Geography
Potpourri
Something from
Each area
Natural
Resources
& Push - Pull
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Knowing Canada’s
location to the Equator,
its climate tends to be
hot or cold
What is
cold?
True/False
Farming on
mountain tops is
usually successful
What is false?
Latin America is
located in which
East/West
Hemisphere
What is the
Western
Hemisphere?
Three reasons it is
difficult to grow
crops on a
mountain
What are:
-the mountain’s steep grade
-the rocky soil
-and cold climate?
•Where would it
be generally
colder, northern
Brazil or southern
Brazil
•Double it!
•Why would it be
colder?
What is Northern Brazil?
Southern Brazil is nearly 55 degrees south
of the equator and near the Antarctic. The
most northern tip of Latin America is
Mexico which borders the southwest USA,
an area known for its deserts, at about 32
degrees north of the equator.
The question for Geography and Map
Skills: knowing Canada’s location to the
Equator, its climate tends to be hot or cold
The question for Key Terms: knowing
Cape Horn’s location to the Equator, its
climate tends to be hot or cold
What is
cold?
Regions near the Equator have a
tendency to be hot and rainy. It
becomes colder as one travels away
from the equator. Both Cape Horn
and Canada are not near the equator
and have colder climates.
Either a compass rose or
map key shows the symbols
and colors used on a map.
Bonus!
Double the Point Value by
explaining the purpose of the
second map vocabulary.
What is a
Map Key?
.
Bonus answer: the compass
rose shows direction of
North, South, East and West.
This theory helps
geographers
explain migration
What is
Push - Pull?
Average weather
over many years
What is climate?
This is the term
used to mean half
the world
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What is
hemisphere?
This is what
geographers learn
when they study
human-environment
interaction
What is
how people and the
environment affect
each other?
This theme of
Geography means the
physical or human
features at a specific
location.
What is Place ?
This theme of
Geography
groups places
with a unifying
theme.
What are regions?
This theme of
Geography explains
how people, goods
and ideas get from
one place to another.
What is
Movement?
This theme of
Geography shows where
something is according
to directions or latitude
and longitude.
What is
location?
Large number of people
in Latin America leave
the countryside for the
city in order to do this
What is to give their
children opportunities
not available in their
region?
When reading a
map, it means
“loss of accuracy”
What is
distortion?
Of plateau, desert or
the plains, the landform
which would have the
least number of people
living in it
What is a desert?
The forced movement
of people from one
region to another
What is involuntary
migration?
This climate
region covers
the most
territory in
northern, South
America
(Moving north from 10
degrees south latitude)
What is
tropical wet?
This natural resource
covers over 70% of the
Earth’s surface
What is water?
2 reasons it is not a
good idea to only
rely on nonrenewable resources
What are:
They cannot be replaced
They pollute the environment
They are costly and often the
source of unrest in the world?
Meaning of
Fossil Fuels
What are non-renewable
resources like coal, oil and
natural gas?
Two Examples of a
Renewable
Resource
What are
-wind
-water (hydroelectric)
-geothermal
-and solar?
And there are more!
Three reasons to
be pulled to a new
region or location
What are better schools
Better medical facilities
Safe neighborhoods
Better housing
Peace in the country
Religious freedom
Find better jobs?