Unit 1 Vocabulary

What it is like outside AT THE MOMENT is called

• the weather.

• the climate.

What it is USUALLY like outside is called

• the weather.

• the climate.

Name this landform.

• stalactites and stalagmites
• cave
• arch
• sand dune

The part of the map that shows the directions on a map is called...

• Continent

• Ocean

• Compass Rose

• Equator

It shows the symbols on a map.

• Continent

• legend

• Compass Rose

• cartography

It provies the actual distances of a map.

• map scale

• legend

• Compass Rose

• cartography

The pattern of weather in a place over a period of time is called ____________.  

• landform

• region

• climate

• geography

_______________, the study of Earth, helps us understand why Earth has a variety of places.

• climate

• geography

• region

• landform

An area that shares physical and human characteristics is called ______________.

• landform

• geography

• region

• climate

What are the 5 main regions of the United States?

• Southwest

  Southeast

  Northeast

  Midwest

  West

• Northwest

  Northeast

  East

  West

  South

• Midwest

  Northwest

  Southwest

  Northeast

  Southeast

• Pacific

  Mountain

  Central

  Eastern

  Southern