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Vocabulary
Latitude & Longitude and Hemispheres
Regions
Communities
Industries
100
symbol that shows the four cardinal directions, (and sometimes the intermediate directions). Name the symbol and the four cardinal directions.
What is a compass rose? North, East, South, and West
100
imaginary lines that run east-west around the globe
What are lines of latitude?
100
This is the region where more than half of California's people live.
What is special about the coast region?
100
rural - give the definition
What is a community of small towns or agriculture areas?
100
Your job is cutting timber, so you probably live in this region
What industry might you find in the mountains?
200
landform; Give two examples.
What is the word that describes canyons, beaches, mountains, hills, valleys, cliffs, caves, sand dunes, rocky shores, etc."
200
northern most point on the earth
What is the North Pole?
200
The four regions of California are _______________, ________________, _________________, and _________________.
What are the four regions of California? Coast, Mountains, Desert, and Central Valley
200
The capital of California.
What is Sacramento?
200
You work on a fishing boat and you probably live in this region.
What industry might you find along the coast?
300
water, soil, trees, minerals, grasses, other things from nature that people use
What is a natural resource?
300
imaginary line that connects the north and south poles; also known as the 0 degree line of longitude
What is the prime meridian?
300
Less than 10 inches of rain a year. (Name the region)
What region has less than 10 inches of rain a year? the Desert.
300
What are three common means of transportation in San Francisco?
What are common ways to get around in San Francisco? bus, cable cars, train, cars, ferries
300
You work in a mine and probably live in one of these regions.
What industry might you find in the desert or in the mountains?
400
growing crops and raising animals
What is agriculture?
400
Name the two hemispheres in which the U.S.A. is located
What are the hemispheres in which the U.S.A. is located? The Northern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.
400
Name three things you might see if you visited the Mountain Region.
What are things you might see in the Mountain Region? snow, waterfalls, mountain peaks, valleys, lakes, mountain lions, bobcats, deer, marmots, pika, hiking trails, boulders, Yosemite Valley, Mount Whitney, etc.
400
neighborhoods and towns built up around (just outside) a big city
What is a suburban area?
400
You are a tour guide and your sister is a park ranger. You probably live in one of these regions.
What regions might you find tourism? Coast, Mountains, Central Valley and Desert
500
an exact place on earth
What is absolute location?
500
You vacation in a sunny, warm region near the Equator. What is this area called?
What are the tropics?
500
The San Joaquin River and the Sacramento River run through this region. Tell what natural resource they supply to this region.
What is the Central Valley? The rivers provide water and rich soil to the region.
500
the style and design of buildings
What is architecture?
500
You have a job in the film industry and your brother has a job in the computer industry. You probably live in this region.
What industries do you find in the Coast region?