Vocabulary
What does climate mean?
A) The amount of sunlight the earth gets based on the tilt of its axis
B) Has a well established boundary
C) Defined by thoughts and feelings
D) The weather happening in a place over a long period of time
E) Regions connected by a central function
D) The weather happening in a place over a long period of time
How many types of climates are there?
(Hint: I am looking for a number)
5
What does rotation mean?
A) How the Earth moves
B) How the Earth moves around the Sun
A) How the Earth moves
The Earth is split into how many hemispheres?
(Hint: I am looking for a number)
4
How many region types are there?
(Hint: I am looking for a number)
3
What does formal region mean?
A) The amount of sunlight the earth gets based on the tilt of its axis
B) Has a well established boundary
C) Defined by thoughts and feelings
D) The weather happening in a place over a long period of time
E) Regions connected by a central function
B) Has a well established boundary
What are the names of each climate type?
(Hint: 1 starts with Tr, 1 starts with Te, 1 starts with a C, 1 starts with a D, 1 starts with a P)
Tropical, Temperate, Continental, Dry, and Polar
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate?
(Hint: I will accept 2 answers)
24 Hours or 1 Day
What are the names of each hemisphere?
Norther, Eastern, Southern, and Western
What are the names of each type of region?
(Hint: 1 starts with F, 1 starts with P, and the other is a math term)
Formal, Perceptual, Functional
What does functional region mean?
A) The amount of sunlight the earth gets based on the tilt of its axis
B) Has a well established boundary
C) Defined by thoughts and feelings
D) The weather happening in a place over a long period of time
E) Regions connected by a central function
E) Regions connected by a central function
What are the 2 types of Dry climate called?
(Hint: 1 starts with an A the other is 2 words starting S-A)
Arid and Semi-Arid
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate around the Sun?
(Hint: I will accept 2 answers)
365 Days or 1 Year
True or False: The Earth sits up and down.
False
Which one is an example of a functional region?
A) Piney Woods
B) Pizza Delivery Range
C) Rocky Mountains
B) Pizza Delivery Range
What does earth-sun relationships mean?
A) The amount of sunlight the earth gets based on the tilt of its axis
B) Has a well established boundary
C) Defined by thoughts and feelings
D) The weather happening in a place over a long period of time
E) Regions connected by a central function
A) The amount of sunlight the earth gets based on the tilt of its axis
Which climate zone is found near the North and South Poles?
Polar
What do revolutions give us?
(Hint: There are 4 different types of these)
Seasons
The Earth is tilted on what?
Axis
Which one is an example of a perceptual region?
A) Piney Woods
B) Pizza Delivery Range
C) Rocky Mountains
A) Piney Woods
What does perceptual/vernacular region mean?
A) The amount of sunlight the earth gets based on the tilt of its axis
B) Has a well established boundary
C) Defined by thoughts and feelings
D) The weather happening in a place over a long period of time
E) Regions connected by a central function
C) Defined by thoughts and feelings
Which climate zone is found near the Equator?
Tropical
What do rotations give us?
(Hint: Both happen every day)
Day and Night
The North Pole is always pointed toward what?
The North Star
Which one is an example of a formal region?
A) Piney Woods
B) Pizza Delivery Range
C) Rocky Mountains
C) Rocky Mountains