Geography Ch 1
An area of Earth's surface that has some unique geographic characteristic that sets it apart from other areas (Example: New England, The South, The Great Plains)
What is a region?
A business that manufactures a product or provides a service
What is an industry?
All the living and nonliving things that interact in a given area
What is an ecosystem?
The study of physical and human features of a place
What is geography?
This food is common in the New England region
What is lobster OR apple cider?
A relationship in a system through which factors affect each other
What is an interaction?
Native to a particular region or environment
What is indigenous?
Boston is the capitol of this state
What is Massachusetts?
The variety of species on Earth or in any one environment on Earth
What is biodiversity?
A natural physical feature on Earth's surface (Example: volcano, mountains, Black Butte, the Three Sisters)
What is a landform?
What is Rhode Island?
This happens when a campfire is left burning, animals and people must flee, and the soil composition changes
What is a wildfire?
The symbol in a map key that signifies the capitol of a state or country
What is a star?
What is Boston?
This fish has no predators in coral reefs
What is a lionfish?
The four spheres of the Earth
What are the Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and the Geosphere?