Vocabulary
A spherical representation of earth
What is a globe?
0o Latitude
What is the equator?
This type of region is a part of earth that is defined by a common feature such as mountains, plains, or deserts.
What is a physical region?
Environmental changes, like natural disasters, can force individuals and families to relocate or...
What is migrate?
This is a circle divided into 32 points or 360° numbered clockwise from true or magnetic north, printed on a chart or the like as a means of determining the course of a vessel or aircraft
What is a compass rose?
Invisible lines that run east to west and help us locate things on earth
What are lines of latitude?
0o Longitude
What is the Prime Meridian?
This type of region is a portion of earth that shares a common climate. This map shows different climate regions in the United States of America.
What is a climate region?
a common way people make or spend money in an area, for example, an economic feature of Marysville, Ohio is the Honda of America Factory. Many people in Marysville are employed at and drive Honda cars.
What is an economic featuer?
Building a dam is an example of this.
What is how humans impact their physical environment?
Invisible lines that run north to south and help us locate places on earth
What are lines of longitude?
What are lines of latitude?
This type of region is defined by how many people live in a certain space.
What is a population region?
an area that shares a common feature like language, customs, or religion
What is a cultural region?
These imaginary lines help us find the exact location of places on earth.
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
a large area of land that is different from other areas of land, for example because it is one of the different parts of a country with its own customs and characteristics, or because it has a particular geographical feature
What is a region?
These measure the distance from the prime meridian?
What are lines of longitude?
This type of region is an area where people share traits such as language or religion.
What is a cultural region?
J.P. Morgan Chase, Nationwide, and the Columbus Blue Jackets are examples of these
What are economic features?
an areas average weather conditions
What is climate?
a common way people make or spend money in an area. For example, an economic feature of Marysville, Ohio is the Honda of America Factory. Many people in Marysville are employed at and drive Honda cars.
What is an economic feature?
This divides earth into the norther and southern hemisphere.
What is the equator?
This type of region is an area that is defined by how people make money and spend money.
What is an economic region?
Cheering for the Ohio State Buckeyes, Columbus Crew, or CBJ are examples of this.
What are cultural features of our community?
the movement of people, products, and ideas from place to place
What is migration?