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The exact location of a place is called its _______.
absolute location
100
__________ is the saving of resources to make them last longer.
conservation
100
A ________ is a person who studies geography.
geographer
100
A _________ is a kind of land with a special characteristics.
landform
100
The _______ is the part of the land that touches the ocean.
coast
200
Something that is found in nature, such as water, air, trees, or soil, is a ___________.
natural resource
200
Name one difference between a map and a globe.
answers will vary
200
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, East, South, West
200
Plains and _________ are common landform regions in Canada.
lowlands
200
A ___________ is an area of land with the same features.
region
300
Land that has water all around it is an ________.
island
300
What is one way that people modify the environment?
cut down trees, drain lakes, make tunnels, etc
300
What a place is near is called its _____________.
relative location
300
A ______ is land that rises above the land around it.
hill
300
Land, water, climate, and plant life are all _____________.
physical features
400
The kind of weather a place has over a long time is its ________.
climate
400
Name one way that people use natural resources.
air to breathe, trees for paper, water for electricity, etc
400
A ___________ is a set of lines that divides a map into columns and rows of squares.
map grid or grid references
400
Fold is a type of _____________.
mountain
400
Modify means to ___________.
change
500
Land that has water around it on all sides BUT one is a __________.
peninsula
500
_______ is the study of Earth and its people.
geography
500
503 NC Hwy 121 Greenville, NC is an example of __________.
absolute location
500
The library is next to McDonald's is an example of _____________.
relative location
500
Name three landform regions of Canada.
The Rockies, The Prairies, The Canadian Shield