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Unit One
Unit One Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate | Region with particular weather patterns |
| International Date Line | The line of longitude that separates two consecutive calendar days at 180 degrees |
| Map Key | Part of the map tells what the symbols represent. It is also called a legend |
| Compass Rose | Part of the map that show direction |
| Political Map | Type of map that shows the names and boundaries of countries. It will also show the location of important cities |
| Physical Map | Type of map that shows landforms and water features |
| Historical Map | Shows events that occurred in the region over time |
| Contour Map | Type of a map that shows elevation |
| Scale Bar | Feature on a map that measures distance |
| High latitude climate | subarctic |
| Location of Marine West Coast climate | Northwestern Europe |
| Vegetation of Tropical Savanna | Grass with a few scattered trees |
| Isthmus | narrow piece of land that connects to larger pieces of land |
| peninsula | land that is surrounded by water on three sides |
| delta | where the river meet a larger body of water |
| valley | the land between 2 hills or mountains |
| strait | narrow stretch of water that connects to larger bodies of water |
| Glacier | a slow moving piece of ice on the side of a mountain |
| plateau | a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it |
| Geospatial Technology | GPS, GIS, and Remote Sensing are examples |
| Formal Regions | A specific area defined by physical properties, economics, culture or government. For example - The Rocky Mountain Region |
| Landforms | Natural features on the earth's surface (lake, mountain, plateau) |
| Latitude | Distance measured north or south of the equator |
| Longitude | Distance measured east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| Relative Location | Describing where something is using landmarks and directions. Ex- I live north of the Missouri River |
| Continents | One of 7 large land masses on Earth |