Five Themes of Geo
The Map
Vocab Part 1
Vocab Part 2
etc, etc
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what an area “looks like” including climate, plant and animal life, landforms, and human race.
What is a place
100
What is the name of the line that is at zero degrees latitude
Equator
100
a region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses
Prairie Land (or Plains)
100
the world’s largest group of freshwater areas
Great Lakes
100
Shows cardinal directions; North, South, East, and West
Compass Rose
200
how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
What is movement
200
What is the name of the line that is at zero degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
200
a narrow passage of water connecting 2 large bodies of water
Straight
200
a wide waterway connecting two larger bodies of water.
Channel
200
This line is located 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator (hint, it's where the tropics end & it runs across Mexico)
Tropic of Cancer
300
the exact or relative spot where you can find a place.
What is the LOCATION
300
PARALLELS
What is another word for latitude lines
300
is the area between the 23 ½ degree North and the 23 ½ degree South lines of Latitude where it is usually hot
Tropics
300
range of peaks with steep sides, higher than a hill
Mountain Range
300
This line is located 23 1/2 degrees south of the Equator (Hint, it's where the tropics end and it runs across Chile & Brazil)
Tropic of Capricorn
400
areas that have features in common, including similar landforms, climate, and culture.
Region
400
What is another word for longitude lines
Meridians
400
the Rocky Mountains that separate rivers flowing toward opposite sides of the continent.
Continental Divide
400
raised area of relatively level land
Plateau
400
List the four oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic
500
how people effect the environment and how the environment effects people
Human Environment Interaction or "HEI"
500
What hemisphere is North America located in?
Northern Hemisphere
500
is a stream that flows into a larger river.
Tributary
500
power generated by moving water
Hydroelectricity
500
List the 7 continents
N. Am., S. Am., Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and Antarctica
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