Vocabulary.com - Thematic feature on Social Science: Geography Awareness Puzzles

Dick Shinary
"Hi, I'm Dick Shinary, Chancellor of Literacy at Vocabulary University.
Type in 18 answers to the Rooty® puzzles in the boxes BELOW the puzzle and use the "submit" button after the third puzzle. You will get immediate feedback in the form of the correct answers and the use of the words in context. A word bank menu below each puzzle will assist in your personal vocabulary acquisition.
To see a list of 221 geography/cartography words click here."










We have five exercises using from 12 to 26 different geography puzzle words:
  • Main Geography interactive puzzle - you are here!
  • Geography Crossword
  • Geography Word Find
  • Geography Definition Match
  • Geography Fill-in-the-Blanks
  • Geography/Cartography Alphalary Word List
    The following story clarifies meanings of geography terms:

    Paul had traveled to five CONTINENTS and appreciated the TOPOGRAPHY of each HEMISPHERE. He liked the heat from the LATITUDE of the EQUATOR but also enjoyed the beauty of the GLACIERS in POLAR regions. Weary from his adventures, he now wanted a change. He bought TERRAIN on a PENINSULA near an ELUVIAL plain. A river, located by the property, MEANDERS for a mile where not too much EROSION had occurred along its bank.

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    Puzzle #1 - Directions

    Rooty*Hoot*Hoot text - Puzzle #1 Theme = GEOGRAPHY:

    • Answer 1:--9 letter noun--root is TENE = hold -- word means: *** one of the main landmasses of the globe
    • Answer 2:--7 letter noun--root is EQU = even -- word means: *** the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North & South Poles
    • Answer 3:--10 letter noun--root is SPHERE = ball -- word means: *** half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere
    • Answer 4:--8 letter noun--root is LAT = broad -- word means: *** the angular distance north or south from the earthıs equator measured through 90 degrees (90°)

    PUZZLE #1 - Rooty® - Answer Sheet

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    Cinny Nym
    "Hi, I'm Cinny Nym, Dean of Faculty at Vocabulary University."
    In the list of 14 geography words below, 4 are the correct answers for the puzzle above.

    • atmosphere, continent, equator, equatorial, globe, gravitation, hemisphere, latitude, longitude, meridian, planet, rotation, solar, stratosphere


    Puzzle #2

    Rooty*Hoot*Hoot text - Puzzle #2 Theme = GEOGRAPHY:

    • Answer 5:--7 letter adjective--root is LAVER = wash -- word means: *** relating to a deposit of fine soil formed from the decomposition of rock
    • Answer 6:--7 letter adjective--root is GLACI = ice -- word means: *** bitterly cold; icy; relating to ice sheets
    • Answer 7--7 letter noun -- root is TERRA = land -- word means: *** a piece of earth; ground; the physical features of a tract of land
    • Answer 8--10 letter noun -- root is GRAPH = write -- word means: *** detailed graphic delineation, mapping or charting of the surface configuration of an area

    PUZZLE #2 - Rooty® - Answer Sheet

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    Sam Mantics
    "Hi, I'm Sam Mantics, Dean of Admissions & Directions at Vocabulary University."
    In the list of 15 geography words below, 4 are the correct answers for the puzzle above.

    • archipelago, bayou, cartography, eluvial, exploration, geological, glacial, gravitation, isthmus, migrate, rainforest, terrain, territory, topography, tropical


    Puzzle #3

    Rooty*Hoot*Hoot text - Puzzle #3 Theme = GEOGRAPHY:

    • Answer 9--7 letter noun -- root is ROD = gnaw -- word means: *** state of being worn away in degrees by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
    • Answer 10--7 letter verb -- Derived from Maiandros River in Asia -- word means: *** to follow a winding, indirect or intricate course
    • Answer 11--9 letter noun -- root is INSULA = island -- word means: *** a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected by an isthmus with the mainland
    • Answer 12--5 letter adjective -- root is POLUS = axis -- word means: *** pertaining to the North or South Pole regions; diametrically opposite

    PUZZLE #3 - Rooty® - Answer Sheet

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    Crossword
    "Hi, I'm Crossword, the Mascot at Vocabulary University.
    In the list of 19 geography words below, 4 are the correct answers for the puzzle above.

    • abrasion, butte, canyon, erosion, glacier, harbor, meander, mesa, mountains, peninsula, polar, rain forest, reservoir, rivers, permafrost, piedmont, swamp, tributary, volcano


    When you hit the submit button below you will see all your answers in one short form. When you hit submit again on that short form, you will immediately get all the correct answers and sentences that use each correct word.

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    For an "assessment exercise" for the Geography Awareness Content, click on geography FITB Assessment here.
    To see the Alphalary list of 221 Gography Words click here. Many insect and tropic/rainforest-related words can be found in the links: Insect Alphalary word list here or Rain Forest Alphalary word list here.

    Discussion questions:
  • 1. There are 7 geographic regions in the US. Name them.
  • 2. Write reports on one/two/three of these regions.
  • 3. What are the regional characteristics? Where would you like to live? Why?

  • We have five exercises using from 12 to 26 different geography puzzle words:
  • Main Geography interactive puzzle - you are here!
  • Geography Crossword
  • Geography Word Find
  • Geography Definition Match
  • Geography Fill-in-the-Blanks
  • Geography/Cartography Alphalary Word List




    Reminder:
    Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our current Session #140:

    Interactive, grade level puzzles: ["S140 Level 1"] -- ["S140 Level 2"] -- ["S140 Level 3"]
    Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S140Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S140Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S140Level 3-FITB"]
    Crosswords: ["S140Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S140Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S140Level 3 C/W"]
    Definition MATCH: ["S140Level 1-Match"] -- ["S140Level 2-Match"] -- ["S140Level 3-Match"]
    Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S140Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S140Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S140Level 3-Syn/Ant]
    Find the Words: ["S140Level 1 WF"] -- ["S140Level 2 WF"] -- ["S140Level 3 WF"]
    Contextual Stories: ["S140Level 1 Story"] -- ["S140Level 2 Story"] -- ["S140Level 3 Story"]
    Is It True or False?: ["S140Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S140Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S140Level 3 T/F"]



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