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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? ___________________