Week 7
A map that shows the natural features of an area
Physical Map
Seven large areas of land around the globe that include Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Continents
Occurs when high winds blow heavy snows
Blizzard
Things that drive us away from the places we know. Such as war, natural disasters, and religious persecution. Things that bring us to a new community, such as better jobs, more freedom, or different resources.
A continent made up of Canada, The United States, and Mexico.
North America
Horizontal lines going around the Earth showing how far North or South places are from the Equator
Latitude
Biomes that are primarily on land.
Terrestrial
Occurs when water rises in an area and has no place to go.
Flood
The movement of ideas, people, and goods from one place to another.
Migration
A continent home to many land features and natural wonders, including the Sahara desert, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Great Rift Valley
Africa
North, South, East, and West.
Cardinal Directions
Communities of living organisms within a region
Biomes
To rely on something
Depend
A measure of people living in a certain area
Census
A continent of land and ice shelves that has no government or ruler
Antarctica
A divison on Earth between North and South or East and West.
Hemisphere
Descriptions of the natural environment of an area, such as landscapes, plants, climate, and animals.
Physical Characteristics
Devastating storms with high winds that usually form over land.
Tornadoes
Moving ideas and information
Communication
Land surrounded on three sides by water
Penninsula
Creates maps and decides what to include on them
Cartographer
The average weather conditions of a place over an extended period of time
Climate
Blizzard, Flood, Earthquake, Tornado, Hurricanes
The number of people living in a country or district
Population Count
Name the 7 continents and 5 oceans
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