Name ______________________________ Hour ______
Scavenger Hunt: Earth’s Surface
Chapter 1
Directions: Use your text to help you answer the following questions. Rememberthe questions are not in the same order as the text.
1. Match
a.
b.
c.
d.
the sphere with the best description listed below.
_____ Biosphere
1. made of all water on earth
_____ Atmosphere
2. all life on earth
_____ Hydrosphere
3. all features of earth’s surface
_____ Geosphere
4. gases surrounds & protects Earth
2. ______________ ____________________ technology can be as simple
as camera mounted on an airplane or as complex as a satellite orbiting
Earth.
3. A ________________________ is an organized group of parts that work
together to form a whole.
4. List the (3) types of projection maps:
a.
b.
c.
5. ___________________________ is the shape, or features, of the land.
6. The different elevations on a map indicate an area’s _____________.
7. The earth is a/n (circle one) closed
open system.
8. _________________ is given in meters and shows the height of a
mountain’s peak.
9. ___________ _____________ indicate the tops of land features.
10. ___________________ is used to study & map the Earth system.
11. Maps are a ___________ model of the earth’s surface.
12. A _____________ represents Earth as it is seen from outer space.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
13. A _________________ map shows three types of land features:
mountains, plains, and plateaus.
14. How does a map scale differ from a map legend?
15. Contour lines close together show a steep ____________________.
16. List (2) rules for drawing contour lines.
a.
b.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
Scavenger Hunt: Earth’s Surface
Chapter 1
Directions: Use your text to help you answer the following questions. Rememberthe questions are not in the same order as the text.
1. Match
a.
b.
c.
d.
the sphere with the best description listed below.
_____ Biosphere
1. made of all water on earth
_____ Atmosphere
2. all life on earth
_____ Hydrosphere
3. all features of earth’s surface
_____ Geosphere
4. gases surrounds & protects Earth
2. ______________ ____________________ technology can be as simple
as camera mounted on an airplane or as complex as a satellite orbiting
Earth.
3. A ________________________ is an organized group of parts that work
together to form a whole.
4. List the (3) types of projection maps:
a.
b.
c.
5. ___________________________ is the shape, or features, of the land.
6. The different elevations on a map indicate an area’s _____________.
7. The earth is a/n (circle one) closed
open system.
8. _________________ is given in meters and shows the height of a
mountain’s peak.
9. ___________ _____________ indicate the tops of land features.
10. ___________________ is used to study & map the Earth system.
11. Maps are a ___________ model of the earth’s surface.
12. A _____________ represents Earth as it is seen from outer space.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
13. A _________________ map shows three types of land features:
mountains, plains, and plateaus.
14. How does a map scale differ from a map legend?
15. Contour lines close together show a steep ____________________.
16. List (2) rules for drawing contour lines.
a.
b.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
Scavenger Hunt: Earth’s Surface
Chapter 1
Directions: Use your text to help you answer the following questions. Rememberthe questions are not in the same order as the text.
1. Match
a.
b.
c.
d.
the sphere with the best description listed below.
_____ Biosphere
1. made of all water on earth
_____ Atmosphere
2. all life on earth
_____ Hydrosphere
3. all features of earth’s surface
_____ Geosphere
4. gases surrounds & protects Earth
2. ______________ ____________________ technology can be as simple
as camera mounted on an airplane or as complex as a satellite orbiting
Earth.
3. A ________________________ is an organized group of parts that work
together to form a whole.
4. List the (3) types of projection maps:
a.
b.
c.
5. ___________________________ is the shape, or features, of the land.
6. The different elevations on a map indicate an area’s _____________.
7. The earth is a/n (circle one) closed
open system.
8. _________________ is given in meters and shows the height of a
mountain’s peak.
9. ___________ _____________ indicate the tops of land features.
10. ___________________ is used to study & map the Earth system.
11. Maps are a ___________ model of the earth’s surface.
12. A _____________ represents Earth as it is seen from outer space.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
13. A _________________ map shows three types of land features:
mountains, plains, and plateaus.
14. How does a map scale differ from a map legend?
15. Contour lines close together show a steep ____________________.
16. List (2) rules for drawing contour lines.
a.
b.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
Scavenger Hunt: Earth’s Surface
Chapter 1
Directions: Use your text to help you answer the following questions. Rememberthe questions are not in the same order as the text.
1. Match
a.
b.
c.
d.
the sphere with the best description listed below.
_____ Biosphere
1. made of all water on earth
_____ Atmosphere
2. all life on earth
_____ Hydrosphere
3. all features of earth’s surface
_____ Geosphere
4. gases surrounds & protects Earth
2. ______________ ____________________ technology can be as simple
as camera mounted on an airplane or as complex as a satellite orbiting
Earth.
3. A ________________________ is an organized group of parts that work
together to form a whole.
4. List the (3) types of projection maps:
a.
b.
c.
5. ___________________________ is the shape, or features, of the land.
6. The different elevations on a map indicate an area’s _____________.
7. The earth is a/n (circle one) closed
open system.
8. _________________ is given in meters and shows the height of a
mountain’s peak.
9. ___________ _____________ indicate the tops of land features.
10. ___________________ is used to study & map the Earth system.
11. Maps are a ___________ model of the earth’s surface.
12. A _____________ represents Earth as it is seen from outer space.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
13. A _________________ map shows three types of land features:
mountains, plains, and plateaus.
14. How does a map scale differ from a map legend?
15. Contour lines close together show a steep ____________________.
16. List (2) rules for drawing contour lines.
a.
b.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
Scavenger Hunt: Earth’s Surface
Chapter 1
Directions: Use your text to help you answer the following questions. Rememberthe questions are not in the same order as the text.
1. Match
a.
b.
c.
d.
the sphere with the best description listed below.
_____ Biosphere
1. made of all water on earth
_____ Atmosphere
2. all life on earth
_____ Hydrosphere
3. all features of earth’s surface
_____ Geosphere
4. gases surrounds & protects Earth
2. ______________ ____________________ technology can be as simple
as camera mounted on an airplane or as complex as a satellite orbiting
Earth.
3. A ________________________ is an organized group of parts that work
together to form a whole.
4. List the (3) types of projection maps:
a.
b.
c.
5. ___________________________ is the shape, or features, of the land.
6. The different elevations on a map indicate an area’s _____________.
7. The earth is a/n (circle one) closed
open system.
8. _________________ is given in meters and shows the height of a
mountain’s peak.
9. ___________ _____________ indicate the tops of land features.
10. ___________________ is used to study & map the Earth system.
11. Maps are a ___________ model of the earth’s surface.
12. A _____________ represents Earth as it is seen from outer space.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
13. A _________________ map shows three types of land features:
mountains, plains, and plateaus.
14. How does a map scale differ from a map legend?
15. Contour lines close together show a steep ____________________.
16. List (2) rules for drawing contour lines.
a.
b.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
Scavenger Hunt: Earth’s Surface
Chapter 1
Directions: Use your text to help you answer the following questions. Rememberthe questions are not in the same order as the text.
1. Match
a.
b.
c.
d.
the sphere with the best description listed below.
_____ Biosphere
1. made of all water on earth
_____ Atmosphere
2. all life on earth
_____ Hydrosphere
3. all features of earth’s surface
_____ Geosphere
4. gases surrounds & protects Earth
2. ______________ ____________________ technology can be as simple
as camera mounted on an airplane or as complex as a satellite orbiting
Earth.
3. A ________________________ is an organized group of parts that work
together to form a whole.
4. List the (3) types of projection maps:
a.
b.
c.
5. ___________________________ is the shape, or features, of the land.
6. The different elevations on a map indicate an area’s _____________.
7. The earth is a/n (circle one) closed
open system.
8. _________________ is given in meters and shows the height of a
mountain’s peak.
9. ___________ _____________ indicate the tops of land features.
10. ___________________ is used to study & map the Earth system.
11. Maps are a ___________ model of the earth’s surface.
12. A _____________ represents Earth as it is seen from outer space.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
13. A _________________ map shows three types of land features:
mountains, plains, and plateaus.
14. How does a map scale differ from a map legend?
15. Contour lines close together show a steep ____________________.
16. List (2) rules for drawing contour lines.
a.
b.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
Scavenger Hunt: Earth’s Surface
Chapter 1
Directions: Use your text to help you answer the following questions. Rememberthe questions are not in the same order as the text.
1. Match
a.
b.
c.
d.
the sphere with the best description listed below.
_____ Biosphere
1. made of all water on earth
_____ Atmosphere
2. all life on earth
_____ Hydrosphere
3. all features of earth’s surface
_____ Geosphere
4. gases surrounds & protects Earth
2. ______________ ____________________ technology can be as simple
as camera mounted on an airplane or as complex as a satellite orbiting
Earth.
3. A ________________________ is an organized group of parts that work
together to form a whole.
4. List the (3) types of projection maps:
a.
b.
c.
5. ___________________________ is the shape, or features, of the land.
6. The different elevations on a map indicate an area’s _____________.
7. The earth is a/n (circle one) closed
open system.
8. _________________ is given in meters and shows the height of a
mountain’s peak.
9. ___________ _____________ indicate the tops of land features.
10. ___________________ is used to study & map the Earth system.
11. Maps are a ___________ model of the earth’s surface.
12. A _____________ represents Earth as it is seen from outer space.
Name ______________________________ Hour ______
13. A _________________ map shows three types of land features:
mountains, plains, and plateaus.
14. How does a map scale differ from a map legend?
15. Contour lines close together show a steep ____________________.
16. List (2) rules for drawing contour lines.
a.
b.