US Geography

Climate refers to....

• the weather at any given time
• how wet is was last night
• what weather is like over a long period of time
• how warm it will be this weekend

Two aspects of Climate are...

• Temperature and elevation
• Precipitation and landforms
• Latitude & precipitation
• Precipitation and temperature

Indiana is located in which climate zone?

• Mediterranean
• Humid Continental
• Humid Subtropical
• Marine

The two climate zones found in the Eastern US are...

• Humid Subtropical and Humid Wet & Dry
• Arid and Semi-arid
• Marine West Coast and Arctic
• Humid Continental and Humid Subtropical

What will a political map tell you?

• Physical features 
• Political boundaries
• Landforms
• Planetary locations

A device used to tell cardinal directions on a map.

• Scale
• Key
• Legend
• Compass rose

Imaginary line that divides the Earth between North and South.

• Parallels
• Equator
• Meridians
• Prime Meridian

Imaginary line that divides the Earth between East and West.

• Parallels
• Equator
• Meridians
• Prime Meridian

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses.

• Strait
• Peninsula
• Isthmus
• Island

A strip of water that separates two land masses.

• Strait
• Peninsula
• Isthmus
• Island