Southeast Region
what is a synonym for region
area/district
What lines run north to south but measure east to west
Longitude
What is evaporation
when the sun heats up water and turns it into vapor or steam
what is weathering
The process where rock is dissolved, worn away, or broken down into small pieces
How many Continents are there
7
what type of climate is in this region
high rainfall
What is the most important line of latitude
The Prime Meridian
What makes water evaporate
The heat of the sun
Erosion
Rain is an example of?
precipitation
how many states are in this region
12
what lines run east to west
Latitude
What is condensation
When water vapor turns back into liquid
What are four main causes of weathering
Water, Wind, Ice, and Plant roots
Name a state in the southeast region
Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida.
what are the top three crops
Rice, tobacco, and penuts
Lines of longitude all touch
True Or False?
True
What is precipitation
When to much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore and falls back down to earth in form of Water, hail, sleet, or snow
What are sediments
Crushed rocks and rubble
What is the line that runs through the center of the earth
The Equator
Name a land form in this region
Everglades, Great Smokey Mountains, Lake Okeechobee and the Mississippi River
What does The Prime Meridian divide the world into
Eastern and Wester Hemisphere
what happens when Water vapor joins together with other water vapor
Clouds are formed
What process involves breaking of rocks over time due to wind
Weathering
What happens when wind dies or stops blowing
Deposition