Using Maps
Name the four cardinal directions.
What are North, South, East, and West
The amount of regions Indiana is divided into
What is 3
This sphere is the air around us
What is the atmosphere
This is the condition of air in a certain place at a certain time
Name the four intermediate directions
What are Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest
This is region is the known for having sand dunes, moraines, and many lakes
What s Northern Lakes and Moraines region
The sphere is made up of the soil and rock that form the earth's surface
What is the lithosphere
This is the pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time
What is climate
Lines the run east and west around the globe (horizontal) or from north pole to south pole (vertical)
What are latitude and longitude
What is the Southern Hills and Lowlands
The sphere is the water on the earth's surface
What is the hydrosphere
Indiana has this kind of climate, with cold and snowy winters and hot humid summers
What is temperate
The line that cuts the world into northern hemispheres and southern hemispheres
What is the equator
This region is known for it's fertile farm ground and plains
What is the Central Till Plains
This sphere is made up of the plants and animals
This happens to the temperature the farther south you travel
What is it gets warmer
The line that cuts the world into eastern and western hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian
These shaped Indiana's landforms
What are glaciers
squirrels, woodpecker, and wildflowers are all part of this sphere
What is the biosphere
This body of water in the northern region affects Indiana's climate throughout the year
What is Lake Michigan