Geography GENIUS Meeting (Includes all 50 states and capitals) Mrs. Benedetto’s 4 th Grade Social Studies.

Geography GENIUS Meeting

(Includes all 50 states and capitals)

Mrs. Benedetto’s 4th Grade Social Studies

Our Planet

There are 7 major bodies of land called

__________________________________.

Which continent?

Which continent?

Which continent?

Which continent?

Which continent?

Which continent?

Which continent?

There are 5 major bodies of water

called__________________________________.

Which ocean?

Which ocean?

Which ocean?

Which ocean?

Which ocean?

Which country do we live in?

How many states are there in the United

States?

Which state do we live in?

How many parishes are in Louisiana?

Which parish do we go to school in?

Louisiana is the only state to have parishes. All other states have ___________.

Lines of Latitude and

Longitude

Lines that measure North and South

Lines that measure East and West

90 North

90 South

0 Latitude Line

0 Longitude Line

Hemisphere Above the Equator

Hemisphere Below the Equator

Hemisphere to the Right of the Prime

Meridian

Hemisphere to the Left of the Prime

Meridian

Southeast Region

Which state? #1

Which state? #2

Which state? #3

Which state? #4

Which state? #5

Which state? #6

Which state? #7

Which state? #8

Which state? #9

Which state? #10

Which state? #11

Which state? #12

What is the capital of Kentucky?

What is the capital of West Virginia?

What is the capital of Virginia?

What is the capital of North Carolina?

What is the capital of South Carolina?

What is the capital of Tennessee?

What is the capital of Arkansas?

What is the capital of Louisiana?

What is the capital of Mississippi?

What is the capital of Alabama?

What is the capital of Georgia?

What is the capital of Florida?

Southwest Region

Which state? #1

Which state? #2

Which state? #3

Which state? #4

What is the capital of Oklahoma?

What is the capital of Texas?

What is the capital of New Mexico?

What is the capital of Arizona?

West Region

Which state? #1

Which state? #2

Which state? #3

Which state? #4

Which state? #5

Which state? #6

Which state? #7

Which state? #8

Which state? #9

Which state? #10

Which state? #11

What is the capital of Alaska?

What is the capital of Washington?

What is the capital of Oregon?

What is the capital of California?

What is the capital of Hawaii?

What is the capital of Montana?

What is the capital of Idaho?

What is the capital of Wyoming?

What is the capital of Colorado?

What is the capital of Nevada?

What is the capital of Utah?

Midwest Region

Which state? #1

Which state? #2

Which state? #3

Which state? #4

Which state? #5

Which state? #6

Which state? #7

Which state? #8

Which state? #9

Which state? #10

Which state? #11

Which state? #12

What is the capital of Michigan?

What is the capital of Ohio?

What is the capital of Indiana?

What is the capital of Illinois?

What is the capital of Wisconsin?

What is the capital of Minnesota?

What is the capital of Iowa?

What is the capital of Missouri?

What is the capital of Kansas?

What is the capital of Nebraska?

What is the capital of South Dakota?

What is the capital of North Dakota?

Northeast Region

Which state? #1

Which state? #2

Which state? #3

Which state? #4

Which state? #5

Which state? #6

Which state? #7

Which state? #8

Which state? #9

Which state? #10

Which state? #11

What is the capital of Pennsylvania?

What is the capital of Connecticut?

What is the capital of Massachusetts?

What is the capital of New Hampshire?

What is the capital of Maine?

What is the capital of Vermont?

What is the capital of New York?

Types of Maps

Which type of map?

Which type of map?

Which type of map?

Which type of map?

Which type of map?

Map Features

Tells what the map is about

Shows Direction

Defines map symbols

Calculates real-life distance