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5th Gr. FL Geography
Ch. 1 Words to Know McGraw Hill
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geographer | someone who studies geography |
| latitude | an imaginary line on Earth that goes from east to west and shows a location's distance from the Equator |
| longitude | an imaginary line on Earth that goes from north to south and shows a location's distance from the Prime Meridian |
| prime meridian | runs north to south |
| equator | runs east to west |
| absolute location | the exact location of a place |
| relative location | the location of a place in RELATION to other landmarks |
| contigous | means to be touching or connected in an unbroken series |
| noncontigous | NOT touching or connected un an unbroken series |
| territory | an area of land controlled by a nation |
| canyon | a deep valley with steep sides. |
| climate | the weather in an area over a long period of time |
| intersecting | to meet and CROSS at one or more points |
| Geographic Information System GIS | uses DATA to manage, analyze, and share geographic information |
| Global Positioning System GPS | uses RADIO SIGNALS from satellites to find the ABSOLUTE LOCATIONS of places on Earth |
| population | the number of people who live in a place |
| influence | to change or affect someone or something |
| navigable | deep and wide enough for ships to travel on or through |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake |
| Atlantic Coastal Plain | area of LOWLAND runs along the Atlantic coast, in northeastern areas of the plain |
| Atlantic Coastal Plain | soil thick and rocky, farming limited |
| Appalachian Mountains | WEST of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, HIGHLANDS run from eastern Canada to Alabama . |
| Appalachian Mountains | Separates East Coast from Midwest, includes Blue Ridge, the Great Smoky and Allegheny mountains. |
| Gulf Coastal Plain | Lowland, the Gulf Coastal Plain, lies along the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Gulf Coastal Plain | Soil in this region is richer than Atlantic Coastal Plain, excellent farming, cotton major crop. |
| Central Lowlands | West of the Applachians is an area full of GRASSY HILLS, ROLLING FLATLANDS, THICK FORESTS, AND RICH FARMLAND. |
| Central Lowlands | includes the Great Lakes, the MIssissippi River, waterways influence life here |
| Great Plains | West of the Mississippi, Land begins to rise. going west, over many miles, elevation rises. |
| Great Plains | consists of PRAIRIES, or flat, rolling lands covered with grass. Crops and cattle, rich in coal, oil and natural gas. |
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