Geography Skills

Question 1

Made up of Earth, seven other planets, thousands of smaller bodies and the sun

Answer 1

Solar System

Question 2

The exact spot on Earth where a geographic feature is found

Answer 2

Absolute Location

Question 3

Low-latitude areas near the Equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

Answer 3

Tropics

Question 4

The day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 4

Winter Solstice

Question 5

The study of Earth and its people

Answer 5

Geography

Question 6

An imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole

Answer 6

Axis

Question 7

Computer hardware and software that gather, store, and analyze geographic information and then display it on a screen

Answer 7

Geographic Information Systems

Question 8

Day that falls midway between the two solstices

Answer 8

Equinox

Question 9

The path that each planet follows around the sun

Answer 9

Orbit

Question 10

Where a geographic feature is found compared to the features around it

Answer 10

Relative Location

Question 11

The day that has the most hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 11

Summer Solstice

Question 12

Another word for the circuit that Earth makes around the sun in 365 1/4 days

Answer 12

Revolution

Question 13

A group of satellites that gives out radio signals that record the exact location of every place on Earth

Answer 13

Global Positioning System

Question 14

A period of 10 years

Answer 14

decade

Question 15

The layer of oxygen and gases that surrounds the Earth

Answer 15

Atmosphere

Question 16

A period of 1,000 years

Answer 16

Millenium

Question 17

A period of 100 years

Answer 17

Century

Question 18

A year with 366 days, which happens every furth year to make calendars match Earth’s movement around the sun

Answer 18

Leap Year

Question 19

Natural surroundings of people

Answer 19

Environment

Question 20

To spin on an axis

Answer 20

Rotate

Question 21

A long stretch of land that is lower than the land on either side

Answer 21

Valley

Question 22

A narrow strip of land that connects two large land masses and has water on two sides

Answer 22

Isthmus

Question 23

Flat lowlands, found along coasts and lowland river valleys

Answer 23

Plain

Question 24

Flatlands at higher elevations

Answer 24

Plateau

Question 25

A piece of land that is connected to a larger landmass on one side but has water on three sides

Answer 25

Peninsula

Question 26

A land formation with steep walls and a flat top

Answer 26

Mesa

Question 27

A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

Answer 27

Strait

Question 28

5 Themes of Geography

Answer 28

Location
Place
Movement
Regions
Human environment interaction