Chapter 3 - Regions

Question 1

An area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas.

Answer 1

region

Question 2

The depending on one another for resources and products.

Answer 2

interdependence

Question 3

The plant life that grows naturally in an area.

Answer 3

natural vegetation

Question 4

A group of people from the same country, of the same race, or with a shared culture.

Answer 4

ethnic group

Question 5

To change.

Answer 5

modify

Question 6

The use of knowledge or tools to make or do something.

Answer 6

technology

Question 7

The sending and receiving of information.

Answer 7

communication

Question 8

A section of a state.

Answer 8

county

Question 9

A town or city where the main government offices of the county are located.

Answer 9

county seat

Question 10

Having to do with a city.

Answer 10

municipal

Question 11

An agreement between groups or countries.

Answer 11

treaty

Question 12

A political region similar to a state.

Answer 12

province

Question 13

An area that is part of a country, but is not a state.

Answer 13

territory

Question 14

A territory that governs itself.

Answer 14

commonwealth

Question 15

Earth’s warmest regions, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Answer 15

tropics

Question 16

A wet area, usually warm, where tall trees, vines, and other plants grow close together.

Answer 16

rain forest

Question 17

A flat, treeless plain that stays frozen most of the year.

Answer 17

tundra

Question 18

A drawing that shows all or part of Earth on a flat surface.

Answer 18

map