Unit 1: Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the definition of Latitude?

Back

Grid lines on the world that run east and west

Front

"When people think of Texas they think of cowboys" is an example of what kind of region?

Back

A Perceptual Region

Front

Which of the following is an example of Absolute Location? Options: The school is next to the park, The Amazon River basin, 123 Main Street, How close or spread out things are to each other

Back

123 Main Street

Front

A region that is grouped by providing a service, such as a school district, or police, or pizza delivery is known as a(n)...

Back

Functional Region

Front

When you use your phone to get directions you are using….

Back

The Global Positioning System (GPS)

Front

The construction of a new dam on a river to create a new lake is an example of what?

Back

Human-Environment Interaction

Front

The study of Land forms and earth’s features is called what?

Back

Physical Geography

Front

What is the definition of Density?

Back

How close or spread out things are to each other

Front

A region where people share the same language, religion and customs is a…

Back

Cultural Region

Front

A map that shows the borders of the 50 states of the USA is what kind of map?

Back

Political Map