PPECS
Maps
Regions
Global Grid
Vocabulary.
100
This type of geographer is interested in beach erosion from Hurricane Sandy.
What is a physical geographer?
100
This part of the map identifies the main reason for the map.
What is the title?
100
This is the region of the US bordering the Atlantic Ocean And Canada.
What is the Northeast Region
100
This imaginary line is drawn from west to east.
What is the Equator?
100
This is the shape of our planet.
What is a sphere?
200
This type of geographer will study the effect of Hurricane Maria on the tourism industry in Puerto Rico
What is an economist (economic geographer)?
200
A part of a map used to calculate the distance between places in the map.
What is the scale?
200
This Region borders Mexico
What is the Southwest
200
These lines are also known as 'parallels'
What are lines of latitude?
200
Half a sphere.
What is a hemisphere?
300
This type of geographer could show the builders where the border wall should be placed because he's an expert in borders.
What is a political scientist?
300
A map part used to understand color. No other codes on the map.
What is the key.
300
California is in the Western region bordering this ocean.
What is the Pacific?
300
This is the country the Prime Meridian starts in.
What is England?
300
A cartographer.
What is a map maker?
400
This type of geographer may work as a fact checker for the Broadway show, Hamilton.
What is a historian?
400
A part on the map that shows the cardinal durection. I'm so sorry
What is the compass rose?
400
This Region includes most of the Great Lakes.
What is the Midwest?
400
This is the nearest latitude line to Livingston NJ.
What is 45 degrees North?
400
This imaginary line goes north to south and splits the earth into the Western and the Eastern hemispheres.
What is the prime meridian?
500
This geographer would use a contour map to show the elevation of a region's landforms.
What is a physical geographer?
500
A part on the map that is put on the edge to show a place that is not right next to the place in real life ( ex: Alaska is usually shown I. This part of the map
What is an inset map.
500
The large peninsula in this region attracts many 'snow birds', or people who fly there to avoid cold, snowy winters.
What is the Southern Region?
500
This is another name for Longitude lines.
What is meridians?
500
This document outlines all the laws of a country. Our document just celebrated its 230th 'birthday'
What is a Constitution?