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Includes weather patters measured over time, such as temperature, fainfall, and wind.
What is climate.
A spherical model of the earth.
What is a globe.
How are a map and a globe different.
A map is a flat representation of an area.
A globe is a 3D model of the entire Earth.
Five
This kind of landform rises above its surroundings and has steep sides.
A mountain.
A tool used to find directions
What is a compass
A physical feature on Earth's surface, such as mountains or plains.
What is a landmass.
What is the most Northern part of the Earth?
The North Pole
How many continents are there on Earth, and which continent do we live on?
Seven, North America
This type of landform is a large, flat area of land.
Plain
The types of plants that live in an area or region.
What is vegitation.
A part of Earth's surface, inlcuing landmasses and bodies of water.
What is a physical feature.
Name the four cardinal directions on a compass, moving clockwise and starting at the top.
North, East, South, West.
How many states are in the United States of America?
Fifty
A landform completely surrounded by water.
island
An imaginary line that runs west and east around the earth. Also called a parallel.
What is latitude.
An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. Also called a meridian.
What is a longitude.
An imaginary line circles the Earth between the North Pole and South Pole. This line is called the...
Equator
Which region of the United States do we live in?
The Northeast Region.
These landforms can be found down between mountain ranges.
Valley
The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them.
What is geography.
What is government.
The word "geography" can be broken into two parts.
Geo and Graph. What do each of these word parts mean?
Geo means Earth
Graph means describing.
What kind of landform do we live on?
A cape.
Valleys were formed thousands of years ago by...
Glaciers