Geography Vocabulary
You may use "absolute", such longitude and latitudinal directions, as well as "relative" directions, describing what it is near, to describe this term.
Location
True or False: The Colorado Plateau was created millions of years ago by volcanic activity?
True
This is New Mexico's biggest city, and it is situated on the Rio Grande.
Albuquerque
These imaginary lines around Earth are drawn on maps and show how far North or South of the equator a place is.
Latitude
This term is use to describe the elevation above sea level. It is important because our plant life, temperature and oxygen level changes as we see an increase in this.
Altitude
This term refers to the Theme in Geography which studies how humans affect the environment and how the environments affects humans.
Human Environment Interaction
This physical province consists of small mountain ranges, separated by nearly flat, dry plains, called basins.
Basin and Range
In 1610 Spanish settlers chose Santa Fe, NM as the new Capital of New Mexico for what 2 reasons?
If offered protection against hostile Indians and had natural water resources
This is the word for a long period without rainfall.
Drought
This river in the northwestern part of the state shares a name with the county it runs through.
San Juan
This is one of the 5 Themes of Geography. This term refers to an area that has unifying features such as population, location, history, climate, or landforms.
Region
The Canadian and Pecos rivers are the two main water sources in this physical province.
Great Plains
What are the 5 states that border New Mexico in order from West to East?
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas
This is a word for artificially watering crops using channels to direct water.
Irrigation
Folds in the earth's surface that separates the direction in which the rivers in North America flow.
Continental Divide
This Theme in Geography helps explain how people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another.
Movement
What are the three main problems affecting the Colorado Plateau?
Energy development, invasion of non-native species, and improper livestock grazing practices
This is New Mexico's biggest river, and it runs through Albuquerque.
Rio Grande
An important source of water that can not be accessed unless it is pumped to the surface.
Ground Water
This river is located in the southwest part of the state and there is a monster named after it.
Gila
This Theme in Geography describes and studies the human and physical features of a specific location.
Place
This physical province extends north from Santa Fe and into Colorado.
Southern Rocky Mountains
This name of the mountains East of Albuquerque comes from the watermelon color they sometimes become at sunset.
Sandias
Areas that have similar climates, plants, and animals are called this.
Life Zones
How many counties are in New Mexico?
33