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Maps and Mapmaking
Physical Regions
North American Climates
American Lands
100
A sphere that has a map of the world imprinted on it.
What is a globe.
100
How many physical regions exist in North America
What is 8
100
Name 3 of the North American Climates
What is.. Marine Mediterranean Highland Desert Steppe Humid Continental Tropical Humid Subtropical Tundra Subarctic
100
What are the four types of landforms?
What is.... Mountains Hills Plains Plateaus
200
Name 2 of the 5 types of maps
What is political, physical,population, economic and natural resources map.
200
Which mountains have the highest peaks in America?
What is Rocky Mountains
200
What climate has hot days and cold nights and is dry. hint: in the southwest
What is Desert
200
What is the name of the longest and most important river in the U.S. System.
What is the Mississippi River
300
Which lines on a map run east to west. The Equator lies on 0 degrees.
What is lines of latitude
300
These plains are between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. And some parts of them are rich in coal.
What is Interior Plains.
300
This climate has cooler temperatures and these conditions vary on the altitude.
What is Highlands
300
Two of the main aspects of climate are?
What is temperature and precipitation
400
Which direction do lines of longitude run?
What is north to south
400
The Sierra Nevada is on the Westernmost part of the United States and is a part of what physical region.
What is Pacific Coast
400
Describe Marine climate which exists in the Pacific NW
What is mild, moist with warm summers and cool winters.
400
Distance from the equator, Altitude, and wind and ocean currents are all factors that affect?
What is Climate
500
This system was set up in 1884 and there are 24 of them collectively around the world.
What is time zones.
500
Name 4 of the physical regions of North America
What is Pacific Coast Intermountain Region Rocky Mountains Interior Plains Appalachian Mountains Canadian Shield Coastal Plains The Hawaiian Islands
500
Describe the Mediterranean climate and where is it?
What is mild and wet winters, hot dry summers in CA
500
Where does the Colorado river flow? And what did it create?
What is begins in the Rocky Mountains and flows through 4 states. It created the Grand Canyon