G4 Unit 2 Social Studies Flashcards
What is absolute location?
the location of a point on the Earth using a grid system. One example of this would be a street address.
Which continent is the United States located on?
North America
Which two hemispheres is the United States located in?
Western and Northern
What is the Equator?
imaginary line of latitude around the center of the Earth that divides it into the Northern and Southern hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian?
imaginary line of longitude that divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres
What is a physical characteristic?
geographic features that were not made by humans. For example - landforms like mountains and plateaus and bodies of water
What are some examples of human characteristics?
Cities, highways, bridges, and buildings
What are some examples of physical characteristics?
Mountains, the Great Lakes, rivers, sand dunes
True or false - Human characteristics are often closely connected to physical characteristics. For example, cities are often located near bodies of water.
True
What is the name of a map that shows the number of people living in a certain area?
Population density map
What is climate?
the weather of a place over a long period of time, includes the temperature and precipitation of a region
True or False - Elevation has a large effect on the climate of an area
True
What is population density?
the number of people living in a certain area
What is elevation?
How high a place is above sea level
What is a region?
an area with at least one characteristic that sets it apart from other areas
Where would you most likely find a city: a desert, on top of a mountain, near a coastline, or near a canyon?
near a coastline
What are political boundaries?
the imaginary lines that divide each of the states in the United States
True or False - There is only one way to divide the United States into regions.
False, there are many different ways to divide the U.S. into regions
Which hemispheres is Belle River Elementary located in?
Northern and Western
What did we learn about movement?
it is a theme that helps us understand how places are connected and explains how and why people, goods, and ideas move
