Place

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

• Physical characteristics

• Physical maps

• Locations

• Places

Which of the following are examples of physical characteristics?

• Vegetation (plants)

• Culture

• Population

• Movement

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

• Countries

• Continents

• Oceans

• Land Mass

Choose the correct list of climate zones found on Earth

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• Tropical, Hot, Wet, Polar, Temperate

• Continental, Polar, Dry, Cold, Tropical

• Tropical, Dry, Polar, Temperate, Continental

This type of climate zone is hot with little precipitation.

• Dry

• Temperate

• Tropial

• Polar

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

• Biomes

• Homes

• Cells

• Farms

A place's __________ are a result of people’s ideas, choices, and actions as they interact with the physical environment.

• political characteristics

• physical characteristics

• human characteristics

• cultural characteristics

__________ maps show the borders of cities, states, and countries.

• Physical

• Cultural

• Political

• Climate

True or False: A dry climate is hot with little precipitation. A continental climate has hot summers and very cold winters. A tropical climate is hot, wet, and humid. A temperate climate has warm summers and cold winters. A polar climate is cold and dry.

• True

• False

The physical characteristics of a place are organized by where people live. This includes cities, states, and countries.

• True

• False