Week 8: Place

___________________ describe the natural environment of an area, such as landscapes, plants, climate, and animals.

• Physical characteristics

• Physical maps

• Location

• Places

Which of the following are examples of physical characteristics?

• culture

• vegetation

• population

• movement

A _______________ shows the world's major physical features.

• physical characteristic

• location

• physical map

• place

Seven large areas of land covering the Earth are known as _______________________.

• countries

• continents

• oceans

• land mass

_________________ are the largest bodies of water, making up more than two thirds of the world.

• Countries

• Continents

• Oceans

• Lakes

This type of climate zone is hot with little precipitation.

• dry

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

____________ is the average weather conditions of a place over an extended period of time.

• weather

• temperature

• climate

• biomes

Which continent does NOT have a polar climate?

• Asia

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Africa

______________ are communities of living organisms within a region and include animal and plant life.

• Biomes

• Homes

• Cells

• Farms

Biomes that are mostly on land are called _______________.

• continents

• oceans

• terrestrial

• aquatic