Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
The Middle East
formal Regions
functional regions
100
An area through which one physical region gives way to another
What is Transition Zone
100
an area drained by the waters of a river system
What is watershed
100
What industry is the Middle East known for
What is oil
100
A formal region has to have at least 1common..........
What is characteristic
100
True or false: function is how something works
true
200
a city and the urban areas surrounding it
What is Metropolitan Area
200
A region of low shrubs and other hardy plants suited to short summers and extreme winter cold
What is tundra
200
what religion do most people in the Middle east practice
What is Muslim
200
True or false: form is what something looks like
true
200
What are some functional regions in your area
What is school districts, area codes, postal codes,pizza and newspaper deliveries, television and radio signals
300
A population shift from the countryside to the city
What is Urbanization
300
the irregular growth of a town or city over a large area
What is Urban Sprawl
300
The Middle East connects what two continents
What are Africa and Asia
300
Besides natural separation what other methods are used to create boundaries
What is latitude and longitude
400
an area with at least one characteristic that is common throughout the area
What is Formal Region
400
A forest of trees with needles. They drop their needles and cones so that they can reproduce themselves.
What is Coniferous Forest
400
the third continent that touches the Middle East
What is Europe
400
Boundary lines can include natural separations, name three
What are mountain peaks, rivers, the middle of lakes, or the edge of oceans
500
A forest with trees that lose their leaves as winter approaches
What is Broadleaf Forest
500
A region identified by several factors, including landforms, soil, and natural vegetation
What is Ecozone
500
name three physical features of the Middle East
What is.......answers may vary
500
Many formal regions can be identified by their.....
What is landforms, climate, waters, soils, or natural vegetation