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The World in Geographers Terms
Skills
Physical Processes
Human Processes
Vocabulary
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In which region of the United States is your state located?
What is the south
100
Bar graphs are used to ______ __________.
What is compare data
100
What are two NATURAL resources processes that are slowly changing Earth?
What is the moving of continents and erosion
100
What is conservation?
What is working to save resources.
100
What is a geographer?
What is a person who studies Earth and its People.
200
If you say your house is west of the library, you are describing its...?
What is relative location.
200
What is the Richter scale?
What is the a table of numbers to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
200
What are two kinds of natural disasters?
what is : floods, storms,forest fires, earthquakes and volcanoes
200
A possible harmful event that is not caused by humans is called ___________ .
What is a natural hazard
200
What is relative location?
What is describing where a place is located by comparing it to another place?
300
What are the regions of the United States?
What is the : the west, Middle west (or Mid west), northeast and south
300
What is magnitude?
What is the strength of an earthquake
300
A ________ is an event that causes great harm or damage.
What is a disaster.
300
Planting new trees is an example of ________ .
What is conservation of resources.
300
A ____________ is a spacecraft without a crew that orbits Earth.
What is a satellite.
400
Why do geographers group states into regions?
What is to study the land and people
400
Knowing how to use a grid map makes it easier to find locations more ________ .
What is quickly
400
True or false The continent is slowly drifting.
True
400
The Grand Canyon was formed by _____________ .
What is erosion
400
What is an area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas?
What is region?
500
What part of a map can help you find the relative location of a place?
What is a compass rose.
500
What is exact location?
The point where two lines meet, or cross on a map.
500
What are two sudden changes that happen beneath Earth's surface?
What is earthquakes and volcanoes
500
To be safe during a tornado people should _____.
What is prepare safe shelters.
500
What is a set of lines the same distance apart that cross one another to form boxes.
What is a grid system