Vocabulary
What is a sphere that is the model of the Earth?
Globe
What are the four cardinal directions?
Draw it on a compass rose.
North, East, South, West
What makes up almost 3/4 of Earth's surface?
Water
Which landform rises above the surrounding land and usually has steep sides?
Mountain
In science, what produces the seasons which is part of the climate we experience in the world.
What are the different types of plants in an area or region?
vegetation
What should always be on a Map, so you know what each symbol represents?
Map Key
What is weather that can be measured over a long period of time?
climate
Which landform is surrounded completely by water?
island
In science, we have discussed that the closer you are to the equator the __________ it is.
warmer
List 3 examples of a landform.
Mountain, plains, dessert, lake, river, delta, plateau, island,
What imaginary line runs 0O latitude?
Equator
Name the 5 Oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, & Southern
What is the most important way that rivers and lakes help the United States become wealthy?
Providing routes for ships and power for industry.
In math we have been discussing place value. The depth of the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is 27,480ft.
Write this number in Expanded Form!
20,000 + 7,000 + 400 + 80
What is government?
the organization that makes the laws in a country, state or region and has the power to enforce them.
When identifying a place on the map, do you look:
latitude, longitude
OR
longitude, latitude
Latitude, Longitude
Name the 7 continents.
Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, Africa, South America, Antarctica
What is the landform that is found between mountain ranges or hills and are low areas?
valleys
In ELA, we discussed that it took Henry Ford 600 miles from Detroit by train to get to Thomas Edison in New York.
What landforms may he have encountered on his way?
Lake ( one of the great lakes in Michigan)
River ( Ohio River )
Mountains ( Appalachian Mountains)
Valleys ( in between the mountains)
What are longitude lines? What are latitude lines?
Longitude: Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Latitude: imaginary line that runs from the West to the East.
What do all maps have in common?
They all are created to collect data.
What 3 things affect where people choose to live?
Physical features, vegetation & climate
What landform is formed when soil is deposited at the mouth of a river and shaped like a birds foot.
delta
In Science, due to trains needing a consistent schedule, what was created?
Time zones