Vocabulary
Regions
Weather
Physical Processes
Earth-Sun Relationships
100

Language, Music, Values, Religion, Holidays, and Symbolic Landscapes are examples of _____

Culture

100

Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico are part of this region

Southwest

100

Finish this sentence: Climate is what you expect...

weather is what you get. 

100

The name of a supercontinent which contained all of Earth's continents like a puzzle ...

Pangaea

100

This area of the Earth receives the most amount of sunlight.

Equator

200

A map that shows borders, states, capitals, etc. 

Political Map

200

Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Michigan are part of which region?

Midwest

200

This climate is defined by having very low precipitation and and high evaporation rates

Dry/Arid

200

Volcanoes and mountains are caused by ...

Plate Tectonics

200

The shortest day of the year. A day in which the northern hemisphere receives less sunlight than the southern hemisphere is known as ...

Winter Solstice

300

A map that shows rivers, mountains, elevation, etc.

Physical Map

300

Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana make up this region. 

Southeast

300

Jaguars, Toucans, Sloths, Spider Monkey's and Poison Dart Frogs can be found in which climate zone?

Tropical

300

These landforms are caused by plate tectonics smashing into each other. 

Mountains

300

When the Earth completes its orbital motion around the Sun it is known as a ____

Revolution

400

Human activities are to blame for this...

Global Warming/Climate Change

400

Pizza deliveries, Uber Eats, school districts, and newspapers are examples of which kind of region? 

Functional Region

400

This climate is defined by having four distinct seasons.

Temperate

400

These landforms affect the environment by releasing gases, ash, and dust particles in the air

Volcanoes

400

What causes the seasons? 

Earth's tilt of 23.5 degrees

500

A land bridge that connected Alaska and Russia

Bering Strait

500

El Chuco, Segundo Barrio, the "rich" side of town, and the dirty south are examples of which kind of region?

Perceptual Region

500

This climate is defined by having hot summers and cold winters. 

Continental

500

The areas of Earth that support plant and animal life is known as the ____

Biosphere

500

A time or date (twice each year) when the northern and southern hemisphere receive equal amounts of sunlight.

Equinox