Geography and Landforms Test on Friday

Our Geography and Landforms unit of study is coming to a close.  We will have our test on Friday September 21st.
Students will be given the following study guide on Thursday, September 20th.  Students have been studying these concepts for the last 4 weeks through lessons, practice, and project based learning.   Students will also review the concepts in class on Thursday.  Here are some additional questions in the form of jeopardy.   Click here:   Landforms Jeopardy

Geography and Landforms Study Guide

Test Date: Friday, September 21

1. For the following landforms listed below,

• be able to define
• be able to identify if given a photo/picture
• be able to draw a picture of the given landform
• cliff
• waterfall
• peninsula
• hill
• island
• lake
• glacier
• river
• tributary
• volcano
• delta
• plateau
• cape
• valley
• mesa
• channel
• gulf
• archipelago

1. Be able to explain and give examples of how landforms can affect people who live around them.
2. Be able to name and place on a map (AND SPELL CORRECTLY) the following:
   1. 7 continents
   2. 4 oceans
   3. Equator
   4. Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
   5. Know your four cardinal and intermediate directions:
      1. North, South, East, West
      2. Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
      3. Be able to place the directions on a compass rose
      4. Be able to describe the location of a place in terms of its direction relative to another (e.g. The airport is North East of our school.)
      5. Identify the latitude and longitude of a specified location on a map.
      6. Locate a specified destination given its latitude and longitude.