Below are the answers to Quiz #1..We have continuously reviewed these topics in class, however, I wanted to make sure you had a complete set of answers for your use when studying.

Quiz #1 Answers

1. What is a continent?
    A continent is a very large piece of land on Earth

2. What are the 7 continents in size order? Biggest to smallest
     Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

3. What are the 4 oceans?
     Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean

4. List the 5 themes of Geography
     Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

5. Explain two of the themes of geography
    Location: Where is it? Absolute and relative location.
    Place: A location's physical and human features
    Human-Environment Interaction: The study of how people adjust to and change their environment? How does the environment adjust to and change for humans?
   Movement: The study of how goods, ideas, and people move from one place to another
   Region: Has unifying characteristics like climate, land, population, or history

6. Why is it important to study geography?
     Many acceptable answers

7. What is a valley?
    An area of lower land between rows of hills or mountains

8/ What is a Plain?
    A large area of flat land

9/ What is a river?
    A continuous flow of water that goes into an ocean or lake

10. What is climate?
      A pattern of weather in a place over a long time