Geography Unit Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Absolute Location | Its exact location on the earth |
| Relative Location | Its location in relation to other places |
| Place | Every ______ has its own personality and character. |
| Human-Environment Interaction: | People interact with their environment in many ways. They use land to grow food and local materials to build houses. At the same time, a place’s environment influences how people live. |
| Movement | The world is constantly changing, and places are affected by the movement of people, goods, ideas, and physical forces. |
| Regoin | A ______ is an area that has one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas. A desert, a country, and a coastal area are all regions. |
| Be able to identify and label the 7 continents, 5 oceans, Prime Meridian, and the Equator | See question 2 |
| Define Lines of Latitude (parallels) | They run horizontally and they are measured as a distance north or south from the equator at 0 degrees. You can find their measurements on the side of the map. |
| Define Lines of Longitude (meridians) | They run vertically and they are measured as a distance east or west from the Prime meridian at 0 degrees. You can find their measurements at the top or bottom of the map. |
| Factors that impact a location’s climate: | Features environment Landforms |
| Boxing The compass | Cardinal Directions: North, South, East, West Primary Intercardinal Directions: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southwest Secondary Intercardinal Directions: NNW, WNW, WSW, SSW, SSE, ESE, ENE, NNE |
| Steps for using the scale on a map to estimate distance & setting up equivalent fractions. (relative location) | Determine your scale on the map Measure the distance between two points 3. Set up your fractions (watch your units) 4. DO ALL THE MATH |
| Steps for finding and expressing a location’s absolute location | Set up your fraction Divide 2.5 with the miles they are away from each other Multiply what you got from step 2 with 400 |
| Steps for finding and expressing a location’s relative location | Find how many miles apart they are Find out which direction it is going/ coming from |
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