Lines and such
Themes of Geography
Vocabulary
US Regions
Canada Regions
100

This line divides the world into a northern and southern hemisphere.

Equator 

100

This theme shows the position on the earth’s surface.

Location

100

30% of this Canadian province’s population identifies their ethnic origin as French:

Quebec 

100

This region is characterized by its drier, hotter weather and strong Spanish-American and Native American influences.

The southwest

100

This region has a cold to mild climate with extreme cold further north. 

The North

200

This line divides the world onto an eastern and western hemisphere.

Prime Meridian 

200

This theme examines the relationship between the people and their environment:  How people adapt to the environment, and how they change it.

human environment interaction

200

Relative location consists of at least how many places?

Two places

200

This region has fertile soil and is often called the “breadbasket.”

The Midwest

200

This region has a mix of rocky coasts and interior forests.  Coastal areas have steep cliffs and coastal fjords.

Atlantic Provinces

300

These lines are referred to parallels because they never touch

Latitude 

300

This theme reviews areas that have unifying characteristics.

Region

300

The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group are...

Culture 

300

This region is characterized by its diverse climate, population, and economic activity.

The West 

300

This region is defined by the Hudson Bay to the north and the Great Lakes to the south.  Forests, hills, and rocky terrain in the northern parts of this region.  

Central Canada

400

These lines meet at both the north pole and south pole.

Longitude 

400

his theme examines relationships between people in different places shaped by the constant flow of people, ideas, materials and physical systems such as wind

Movement 

400

The spreading out of culture, cultural traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.

Cultural Diffusion 

400

This region has a cold to a mild climate, with expansive farmland in the southern part of the region.

The Northeast

400

This region has wide-open fields with flatter lands, and most of Canada's agriculture is there.

Prairie Provinces

500

This line of latitude is found at 23.5 degrees south of the equator.

Tropic of Capricorn

500

This theme reveals how one can tell they are there based on human and/or physical features.

Place

500

If the sun is directly of the Tropic of Capricorn, the southern hemisphere will experience this day

Spring Equinox 

500

This region has a humid climate, with rainy, muggy summers and mild winters.

The southeast

500

This region is also known as the Cordillera Region.  Coastal mountains with forests.

British Columbia 

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