Vocabulary
Latitude and Longitude
Regions
The Geography of My Community
Potpourri
100

A spherical representation of earth

What is a globe?

100

0Latitude

What is the equator?

100

This type of region is a part of earth that is defined by a common feature such as mountains, plains, or deserts.

What is a physical region? 

100

Environmental changes, like natural disasters, can  force individuals and families to relocate or...

What is migrate?

100

This is a circle divided into 32 points or 360° numbered clockwise from true or magnetic north, printed on a chart or the like as a means of determining the course of a vessel or aircraft

What is a compass rose?

200

Invisible lines that run east to west and help us locate things on earth

What are lines of latitude?

200

0o Longitude

What is the Prime Meridian?

200

This type of region is a portion of earth that shares a common climate. This map shows different climate regions in the United States of America. 

What is a climate region?

200

a common way people make or spend money in an area, for example, an economic feature of Marysville, Ohio is the Honda of America Factory. Many people in Marysville are employed at and drive Honda cars. 



What is an economic featuer?

200

Building a dam is an example of this.

What is how humans impact their physical environment?

300

Invisible lines that run north to south and help us locate places on earth

What are lines of longitude?

300
These measure the distance from the equator.

What are lines of latitude?

300

This type of region is defined by how many people live in a certain space. 

What is a population region?

300

an area that shares a common feature like language, customs, or religion

What is a cultural region?

300

These imaginary lines help us find the exact location of places on earth.

What are lines of latitude and longitude?

400

a large area of land that is different from other areas of land, for example because it is one of the different parts of a country with its own customs and characteristics, or because it has a particular geographical feature

What is a region?

400

These measure the distance from the prime meridian? 

What are lines of longitude?

400

This type of region is an area where people share traits such as language or religion. 

What is a cultural region?

400

J.P. Morgan Chase, Nationwide, and the Columbus Blue Jackets are examples of these

What are economic features?

400

an areas average weather conditions

What is climate?

500

a common way people make or spend money in an area. For example, an economic feature of Marysville, Ohio is the Honda of America Factory. Many people in Marysville are employed at and drive Honda cars.

What is an economic feature?

500

This divides earth into the norther and southern hemisphere.

What is the equator?

500

This type of  region is an area that is defined by how people make money and spend money.

What is an economic region?

500

Cheering for the Ohio State Buckeyes, Columbus Crew, or CBJ are examples of this.

What are cultural features of our community?

500

the movement of people, products, and ideas from place to place

What is migration?