Vocabulary
The study of the surface of the Earth, it looks at physical features, divisions, climates, resources, and population.
Geography
What are areas that share common characteristics such as physical, economic or cultural ?
Regions
Tells about what information you will find on a map
Title
What are the Cardinal Directions?
North South, East and West
Describes where something can be found like a city or country
Location
Name a location in Kuwait
(any town/city)
Tells you what each symbol stands for
Map Key
What are the intermediate directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
Describes what a location looks like by describing their landforms, climates, plants, animals, people or culture
Place
What makes the GCC a region?
They share a language, religion, and climate.
Shows you the directions
Compass Rose
What are special ships that carry goods (like cars, TVs or food) across the ocean ?
Freight Ships
Describes interaction describes the relationship between people and the environment in which they live
Human/environment interaction
How do goods (food, electronics, furniture etc...) get to Kuwait?
air transportation, land transportation or water transportation
Helps you to find the actual distances between points on a map
Scale
Name the country South of Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Describes how people, goods and ideas move from one place to another through transportation and communication
Movement
Describes how information move from one place to another through the internet
Communication
What countries boarder Kuwait and what body of water is beside Kuwait?
Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Arabian Gulf
Name 2 landforms in Kuwait
Hills, Ocean, Islands