Vocab
Maps
Maps II
Climate Regions
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100
The study of Earth and the way people live on it and use it.
What is geography?
100
An imaginary line, or parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator.
What is latitude?
100

A guide telling you what each symbol on a map means?

What is a legend

100

What are the characteristics of Polar climate region?

What is very cold and dry year round

100

What is deforestation?

Takes place when forests are permanently removed to use the land for other purposes such as food production, housing and raw material usage for consumer goods.

200
The study of the worlds physical features->the landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, and plants.
What is a physical geography?
200

The line of latitude north of the equator?

What is the tropic of Cancer

200

The line of latitude south of the equator?

What is the tropic of Capricorn

200

Provide an example of a tropical climate regions

Some examples are: Brazil, South America, ect.

200

Provide examples of fossil fuels.

Coal, Oil and Natural Gas

300

The study of human interactions on the physical environment?

What is Human Geography

300
An imaginary line, or meridian, measuring east or west of the prime meridian.
What is longitude?
300
A drawing that indicates directions on a map.
What is a compass rose?
300

Provide an example of a Dry climate region.

What is any desert - Northern Africa, most of Australia

300
A part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.
What is a Region?
400
One half of a sphere or globe. Earth can be divided into four of these.
What is a hemisphere?
400
Any line of longitude east or west of Earth's prime meridian.
What is a meridian?
400
A guide that explains the relationship between real distances on Earth and distances on a map.
What is a scale?
400

Descripe the characteristics of Continental climate region.

What is very cold and very hot seasons caused by conflict between polar and tropoical air.

400
What are the two main forest types?

Boreal and Tropical Rain Forests

500
An imaginary line encircling Earth halfway between the North and South Pole.
What is the equator?
500
The line of longitude labeled 0 degrees longitude.
What is the prime meridian?
500
The study of the world's people! communities! and Landscapes!
What is a human geography?
500

Ottawa is an example of what climate region?

What is Temerpate?

500
The study of weather and what causes it.
What is meteorology?
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