Continents and Oceans
Name the 7 continents
Europe, Asia, South America, North America, Australia, Antarctica, Africa
What are the characteristics that make up a region?
What is the imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What are the four characteristics of physical geography?
Landforms
Bodies of Water
Climate
Natural Resources
Which continents are FULLY in the Western Hemisphere?
North America and South America
Name the 4 regions that make up the Western Hemisphere
North America, South America, Mesoamerica, The Caribbean
What is the imaginary line that separate the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
The Prime Meridian
What characteristics make up a desert?
Dry, arid, low precipitation
Name the 5 oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern
What region is Jamaica part of?
The Caribbean
What does a physical map show?
Physical features on the earth's surface such as mountains, plains, rivers, oceans, deserts and forests
What is population density?
Population density is the average number of people in a place.
How much of the Earth's surface is covered in water?
About 70%
What region is Tuckahoe, NY in?
North America
What does a political map show?
The borders of different places
What is a plateau?
a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side
Which is the largest ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
How does a region's physical geography impact how people live?
It impacts their:
Clothing
Sports they play
Jobs
Foods
Wildlife
Celebrations
Homes
Plants
If you wanted to know what mountain range is found in Canada, would you look at a political map or a physical map? Why?
Physical map because it shows landforms
What is a coniferous forest?
Coniferous forests, vegetation composed mostly of cone-bearing needle-leaved evergreen trees