Vocabulary
Regions
Climate
Communities
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A symbol that shows the main directions on a map
What is a compass rose
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Name the four regions
What is coastal, mountain, valley, and desert.
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What kind of climate does the desert region have?
What is dry, hot conditions during the day and cool at night.
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What are the three California communities?
What is rural, suburban, and urban
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What direction does latitude and longitude run?
What is latitude runs east/west and longitude runs north/south.
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the weather patterns in one place over a long period of time
What is climate
200
Describe the difference between the Northern Coast and the Southern Coast
What is the Northern Coast has cliffs and mountain ranges, the Southern Coast has flat, wide, sandy beaches.
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What is the climate along the southern coast?
What is warm and sunny summers with mild winters.
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Describe a rural community.
What is small towns and farms. Like Sacramento or San Joaquin Valleys!
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What kind of industries are in the mountain region?
What is timber, forests, and minerals.
300
a large area in which places share similar features
What is region
300
What kind of plants grow in the desert region?
What is sagebrush, cactuses, and creosote bushes.
300
What is the climate like along the Northern Coast?
What is mild summers and rainy during the winter.
300
Describe a suburban community.
What is an area just outside a city.
300
How does the desert region get water to the Imperial Valley?
What is the All-American Canal - it brings water from the Colorado River to farms in the Imperial Valley.
400
useful material that comes from the earth
What is a natural resource
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What kind of industries are located in the valley region? Why?
What is farming areas. Because of the rich soil, flat land, and water source, the valley region is a great location to harvest crops.
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What kind of climate does the mountain region have?
What is mild summers and cold snowy winters.
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Describe a urban community.
What is a city area like Los Angeles or San Francisco.
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What kind of wildlife would you find in the desert region? Name 2.
What is coyotes and lizards.
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the average number of people living in a specific unit of area
What is population density
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What kind of jobs and resources does the coastal region provide?
What is fresh fish and harbors.
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What kind of climate does the valley region have?
What is hot dry summers and cold humid winters.
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Give me an example of each community. (3).
What is Los Angeles (urban), Pasadena (suburban), Sacramento (rural).
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Name 4 ways people use transportation in California.
What is cars, cable cars, buses, trains, and ferries.
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