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    Geography Scavenger Hunt

 

Student Name(s) _____________________________________________________

1. Find the definition for latitude at this web site:

http://jwocky.gsfc.nasa.gov/teacher/latlonarchive.html

Latitude:________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

 

2. ____________________ and ___________________ location are two ways of describing the positions of the Earth's physical and cultural features?

Use this web site to fill in the blanks:

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica2/t_guide/blackline_1.html

 

3. Visit the site to find the definition of

http://davesgarden.com/terms/go/1640/

Delta:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

http://wordreference.com/english/definition.asp?en=fjord

Fjord:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

4. Explore and find the definition of

Plateaus:________________________________________________________________________________________________________

http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/maps&globes/Plateaus.html

 

5. What is the definition of a

Levee:__________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

http://www.southlakems.org/Islam/Eric_Harold/glossary.htm#L

 

6. What is the population listed for North America on the "Population Around the World" web site?

North America population: ________________________________

http://www.prb.org/wpds

 

7. Using the World Map at the web site below; what is located

North of Costa Rica: _____________________________________

South of Costa Rica: _____________________________________

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/world_2000.jpg

 

8. Visit this web site to learn more about the Latin American country known as Peru. What mountain range is located in Peru? http://www.interknowledge.com/peru/

_____________________ Mountain Range

 

9. How is an Ecosystem described on this web site?

http://www.kapili.com/e/ecosystem.html

An Ecosystem is a place where ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

10. What was your favorite question to answer on this scavenger hunt?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 
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