What is Geography?

Geography is the study of...

• how people used to live

• our solar system

• animals

• Earth's physical features and people

What are the two main types of maps we learned about?

• Political and Physical

• Big and Small

• Globe and Map

• World and Country

What does a political map show?

• mountains

• countries, cities, and states

• deserts and plains

• colors

What does a physical map show?

• mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts

• snow and rain

• countries and states

• oceans only

Mountains are tall pieces of land. What are the low spaces between mountains called?

• deserts

• valleys

• hills

• plains

An area that is dry and receives very rain is called a

• plain

• mountain

• desert

• valley

A piece of land completely surrounded by water is called

• lake

• desert

• island

• ocean

Which state in the United States is a peninsula?

• Illinois

• Colorado

• Florida

• Wisconsin

True or false: a canyon is a large crack in the land.

• True

• False

What is a body of water that is totally surrounded by land called?

• ocean

• lake

• river

• waterfall