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What continent do you currently live on? South America Asia NorthAmerica Europe How many continents are there? 5 4 7 8 Write the names of the oceans next to the blue dots. Make sure you write a COMPLETE answer, meaning, if you are labeling an ocean, you have to write ocean, ex. Atlantic Ocean. Spelling and capitalization count. If you spell something wrong, your anwser gets marked wrong. Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean What ocean do you live closest to? IndianOcean PacificOcean ArcticOcean AtlanticOcean Write the names of the continents next to the numbers. Spelling and capitalization count. South America Antarctica Australia Asia Africa Europe North America Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks after you have watched the video on landforms. You may go back forth between the video and questions as often as needed. Spelling counts. The solid part of the Earth is the geosphere. The Earth's surface is always changing. Weathering and erosion by wind and water reshape what the planet's surface looks like. Mountains are large hills with steep sides that have peaks. The low spaces between mountains are called valleys. Plateaus are mountains that are tall with flat tops. Medium-sized plateaus are called mesas, small plateaus are called buttes. Volcanoes are mountains in which lava can flow. Deserts are landforms that lose more water to air than they get from rain and snow. Antarctica is considered a desert. Deltas are landforms found at the end, or mouth, of a river where they meet the ocean. Islands are formed in many different ways. What are the natural features of the Earth's surface called? landforms oceans atmosphere Five Themes of Geography Watch the video on the Five Themes of Geography. After you have watched the video, answer the questions. You may go back to the video as many times as needed to answer the questions correctly. What are the FIVE themes of geography? Spelling counts. movement, region, human-environment interaction, location, place Based on the video clip about the Five Themes of Geography, fill in the blanks with the words from the word bank. Spelling counts. A region is an area with similar characteristics that make it different from other areas is.Location is where something is.Movement is how goods, people, and ideas get around the world.Place is a location with physical or human characteristics that make it different than another location.Human-Environment Interaction is how humans interact with the environment. Deserts, mountains, and forests are examples of what geography theme? location place region movement Cutting down trees to build houses and wearing a winter coat when it's cold outside are examples of what geography theme? human-environment interaction region movement location Which of the following is an example of a location? mountains movement wearing clothes your address Latitude and Longitude Watch the video on latitude and longitude, then answer the questions that follow. Which direction do the lines of longitude run? North to South East to West North to West East to South What line of longitude is the Prime Meridian? 30 20 10 0 Degrees are a unit of measure that shows us how far away we are from what? the North Pole the center the equator the South Pole Lines of latitude run in which direction? North to South East to West East to South North to West