Y7 Map Skills

Question 1

What is physical geography?
A. Is a study of the natural environment, including process and patterns like the atmosphere, oceans and ecosystems
B. Is the geography that deals with the world, people and their cultures, concerns and economies

Answer 1

A. Is a study of the natural environment, including process and patterns like the atmosphere, oceans and ecosystems

Question 2

Name the 7 continents

Answer 2

Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Antarctica, Oceania

Question 3

What is human geography?
A. Is a study of the natural environment, including process and patterns like the atmosphere, oceans and ecosystems
B. Is the geography that deals with the world, people and their cultures, concerns and economies

Answer 3

B. Is the geography that deals with the world, people and their cultures, concerns and economies

Question 4

Name the 5 oceans

Answer 4

Arctic, Southern, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian

Question 5

Name the key line of latitude

Answer 5

Equator

Question 6

Name the key line of longitude

Answer 6

Prime Meridian

Question 7

What is a line of latitude?

Answer 7

Lines of latitude measure how far North or South a place is from the Equator

Question 8

What is a line of longitude?

Answer 8

Lines of longitude measure how far East or West a place is from the Prime Meridian.