Regions
Four different natural regions in California
mountain, valley, coastal, and desert regions.
The location of a place in relation to other places]
Relative Location
Lines on a globe or map that run north to south and measure distance from the prime meridian
Lines of Longitude
line of longitude at 0°
Prime Meridian
The equator divides the globe into these two halves
Hemispheres
The mountain region has ...
high peaks
An exact description of where something can be found]
Absolute Location
the city where the government of a state or country meet
Captial
the crisscrossing lines of latitude and longitude on a map or globe
Global Grid
The two hemispheres are ...
North Hemisphere and South Hemisphere
Some of the world's best farmland is found in this region
Central Valley
A social scientist who studies geography
Geographer
an explanation of what symbols and colors on a map stand for
Map Key
The Prime Meridian runs from the __ to __ pole.
North to south pole
The prime meridian divides the globe into the ...
Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
This ocean meets this California region
Pacific Ocean
What are the four cardinal directions
north, south, east, west
Lines on a globe or map that run east to west and measure distance from the equator
Latitude
The farthest point north is the
North Pole
California is in what two hemispheres?
Northern and Western Hemispheres
This is the largest desert in California's desert region.
Mohave Desert
What shows the cardinal and intermediate directions?
The compass rose
line of latitude that circles the middle of the globe
Equator
The farthest point south is the
South Pole
The measurement of weather over a long period of time
Climate