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1. Geography Midterm Study Guide
Part One (Intro to geography) Pgs.18-25
1. Latitude linesrun_________ to __________.
2. Longitude linesrun__________ to __________.
3. The ____________ islocatedat 0 degreeslatitude.
4. The _________________________ islocatedat 0 degreeslongitude.
5. List the 5 themesof Geography.
6. List the 6 Essential Elementsof Geography.
Part Two (Maps/LatitudeandLongitude) Pgs.RA2-3 – or – Pg. RA4-5
7. What continentislocatedat 60 ̊N Latitude and 120 ̊W Longitude?
8. What continentislocatedat 0 ̊Latitude and 60 ̊W Longitude?
9. What continentislocatedat 30 ̊S Latitude and 120 ̊E Longitude?
10. What oceanis locatedat30 ̊N Latitude and 30 ̊W Longitude?
11. What oceanis locatedat0 ̊Latitude and 60 ̊E Longitude?
12. Give the Latitude andLongitude forLos Angeles,California.
13. Give the Latitude andLongitude forTokyo,Japan.
14. Give the Latitude andLongitude forMexicoCity,Mexico.
15. Give the Latitude andLongitude forSt.Petersburg,Russia.
16. What directionare yougoingif youdrive fromAlabamato Minnesota?
17. What directionare yougoingif youdrive fromNevadato Texas?
18. What directionare yougoingif youdrive fromIowato New York?
19. What directionare yougoingif youdrive fromFloridato Oregon?
20. What directionare yougoingif youdrive fromMississippi toMassachusetts?
Part Three (Chapter1 Pgs. 42-81 – or – Notes)
21. What isphysical geography?

2. 22. What ishuman geography?
23. The theorythat the crust of the earthis not solidandismade up of platesthat move isalsoknown
as _________________________.
24. Earth completesone spinonitsaxisevery___ hours.
25. Earth completesone revolution(triparoundthe sun) every________ days.
26. Abouthowmuch of the Earth’s surface iscoveredwithwater?
27. The largestbodiesof wateronEarth are knownas ___________.
28. Water inthe ocean is____________ water.
29. Water inlakes,streams,andpondsisusually___________ water.
30. Whenthe U.S. facesthe sun, itis _____________.
31. Whenthe U.S. facesaway fromthe sun,it is________________.
32. In whatseasonsdowe receive directraysfromthe sun?
33. In whatseasonsdowe receive slantedraysfromthe sun?