Words to Know
to supply people with food, fuel, shelter and clothing
what are natural resources?
This type of map shows the boundaries of countries and counties
What is the political map?
This is made from natural resources.
What is a product?
It is shaped like a sphere and shows the Earth's continents.
What is the globe?
a body of land completely surrounded by water
is an area that has certain features such as landforms, mountains, and glaciers
what is a region?
This type of map shows transportation routes and roads in a particular area.
Scientists hope to use other energy sources, such as this or heat.
What is the sun?
The imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere
What is the equator?
a sandy, or rocky shore. Little Rhody has many of these
What are beaches?
is the study of people and places of the earth?
What is geography?
This type of map shows climate and weather conditions such as snow and rain.
What is the weather map?
Sunlight is known as this type of resource.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
This hemisphere divides the United States of America
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
dry areas of land, having very little rain
What is the desert?
is the wearing away of land by wind, water or ice
what is erosion?
This type of map shows natural landmarks, such as rivers, lakes and mountains.
Trees, fish, and water are known as this type of resource.
What are renewable resources?
The line divides the eastern and western hemisphere
What is the Prime Meridian?
a mountain or hill through which lava, rock or gas erupts
What is a volcano?
They stand for NEWS and that's how
"NEWS" got its name!
What are North, East, West, South
On a map, you can find this symbol that helps to tell you what direction you are heading in.
What is a compass rose?
coal, natural gas, and oil are known to be
The lines that run north and south, east and west are called
what are latitude and longitude
a large natural stream that flows into a bigger body of water
what is a river?