vocabulary
vocabulary
vocabulary
vocabulary
concepts
100
Tools that tell where a place is and what it looks like (maps, globes)
What is geographic tools
100
Moving of people or things from one place to another.
What is transportation
100
Something from nature that people can use (water, soil, and trees)
What is Natural Resource
100
Lines that run north and south from pole to pole. They measure distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.
What is longitude
100
North Carolina's regions are_____________
What is Mountain, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain
200
A waterway dug across land.
What is a canal,
200
Tells what a place is near.
What is relative location
200
A set of lines the same distance apart that cross one another to form boxes.
What is grid system
200
Where a river drops from higher to lower ground. Most rivers that cross this, have rapids or waterfalls
What is fall line
200
A _____________ map shows North Carolina's borders.
What is a political map
300
A line that shows where a state or country ends.
What is a border.
300
A human-made lake that collects and stores water.
What is a reservoir
300
To change the environment to meet your needs.
What is modify
300
Zero degrees longitude
What is prime meridian
300
Farmer's use _______________to water crops.
What is irrigation.
400
A path that runs under or through the land.
What is a tunnel
400
Exact location
What is absolute location
400
Lines that run east and west. They measure distance in degrees north and south of the equator.
What is latitude
400
The weather a place has over a long period of time.
What is climate
400
A dam is a human feature that can make ____________
What is power.
500
A place's land, water, or plant life.
What is physical feature.
500
Homes, dams, bridges, tunnels, canals, and roads
What is human features
500
To change your way of life to fit the environment.
What is adapt
500
A kind of land such as a plain or a mountain.
What is landform
500
Lines of ______________ and ______________ provide absolute location.
What is latitude and longitude.
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