Vocabulary
Arizona in the World
State of Arizona
Natural Processes
Latitude and Longitude
100
large landmass
What is a continent?
100
Arizona is located in this country
What is the United States?
100
Arizona is south of this state
What is Utah?
100
the wearing away of Earth's surfaces by wind and water
What is erosion?
100
these lines run east and west (like the equator)
What are lines of latitude?
200
half of Earth
What is a hemisphere?
200
Arizona is located on this continent
What is North America?
200
Arizona is west of this state
What is New Mexico?
200
this river has caused erosion of the Grand Canyon for centuries
What is the Colorado River?
200
these lines run north and south (like the prime meridian)
What are lines of longitude?
300
imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What is the equator?
300
the country just south of Arizona
What is Mexico?
300
the spot where Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado touch
What is the Four Corners?
300
very dry weather during hot summer months can help bring this natural process
What are wildfires?
300
units of measurement for lines of latitude and longitude
What are degrees?
400
imaginary line that divides Earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres
What is the prime meridian?
400
Arizona is located in this region of the United States
What is the Southwest?
400
the three states located in the Southwest with Arizona
What are New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma?
400
dry land that does not absorb water can lead to this natural process
What is flooding?
400
measurement for both the equator and the prime meridian
What is zero degrees?
500
location of a place in relation to one or more other places on Earth
What is relative location?
500
Arizona is located in these two hemispheres
What are the Northern and Western Hemispheres?
500
the Southwest states share similar landforms, culture, and this feature
What is weather?
500
land cleared by wildfires can lead to this natural process
What is erosion?
500
lines of latitude and longitude are used together to describe this, the exact location of a place
What is absolute location?
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