Climate and Weather
Term used to describe the conditions outside today
What is weather?
Describes how goods, people, and ideas are transported
What is movement?
This shows the four directions
What is a compass rose?
When you use a GPS to find where you are, you're using this theme
What is location?
A large rocky formation that rises quickly from the Earth (e.g. Black Elk Peak)
What is a mountain?
The average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time
What is climate?
Using latitude and longitude is demonstrating this theme
What is location?
This shows what the symbols on a map mean
What is a key (or legend)?
When we adapt to the weather outside we are showing this theme
What is human-environment interaction?
This is a flat lowland with lots of grass
What is a plain?
Areas around this imaginary line (oo Latitude) have very warm, wet climates
What is the Equator?
A snowstorm cancelling school is an example of this theme
What is Human-Environment interaction?
This shows the distances a map represents
What is the scale?
When you use social media to share information, you are using this theme
What is movement?
This is a flat highland (like a mountain with a flat top)
What is a plateau?
This is the climate zone of the North and South Pole
What is polar?
An area/group of places defined by their similar characteristics (e.g. Midwest)
What is region?
This type of map shows borders between countries, cities, states, etc.
What is a political map?
The Badlands are a unique landform only found in South Dakota
What is place?
This landform is surrounded by water on 3 sides
What is a peninsula?
Name one factor that can influence the climate of a place
What are: Latitude, wind currents, ocean currents, bodies of water, or landforms?
This theme is about unique characteristics
What is place?
A population map would be one example of this type of map
What is a thematic map?
In New England, it is common to be a big sports fan
What is region?
This is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces
What is an isthmus?