Geography

Place each region in its proper place

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Appalachian Mountains Region

Rocky Mountains

Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic Ocean

Great Lakes

Pacific Ocean

Great Plains

This type of map will show you the physical features such as rivers, Mountains, Plains and Plateaus.

• Political Map

• Physical Map

This type of map shows you cities, country boundaries as well as states.

• Political Map

• Physical Map

Latitude are lines that are horizontal and measure the distance

• North and South

• East and West

Longitude Lines run vertical and measure the distance

• North and South

• East and West

Latitude and Longitude are important because it helps someone find?

• Directions on a map

• What types of features the land is made up of

• The exact location of an area

• It is not used very much

Place the directions on the compass rose​

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Northwest

South

Northeast

Southwest

East

North

West

Southeast

The capital of New York State

• Washington DC

• Buffalo

• New York City

• Albany

What do we call the study of earth and the earth's surface?

• Climate

• Weather

• Geography

• History

When areas share the same kinds of features on a map

• Physical regions

• compass

• political map

• political area