U.S. Geography Vocabulary

Florida is an example of a __________.

What is a humid subtropical climate like?

The seven very large landmasses on Earth are called...

_______ maps are designed to show state, country, and county boundaries

Using a map to help someone find their way somewhere is called...

An area that is alike in some way is known as a...

The Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic are examples of ...

The amount of people that live in a place is known as...

Resources that you cannot be made as fast as we can use them are called...

Precipitation is just a fancy word for...

What type of climate does the Houston area have?

A __________ compares distances on a map to real distances on the Earth's surface.

 Imaginary horizontal lines that run parallel with the Equator are called...

A land form high in elevation with a peak is called a...

Where are higher populations found?

_______ is the weather a place has most often, year after year

Imaginary lines that run Vertically like the Prime Meridian are called...

This picture is an example of what type of area?

What does the prefix Geo- mean?

This picture is an example of what type of area?

North, East, South, and West directions on a map are shown on the...

Resources that you can use over and over again are called...

______maps show the locations of landforms such as mountains, plains, and large bodies of water

This picture is an example of what type of area?

The part of a map that tells you what symbols mean is called...

A peninsula is a landform with water on ______ sides.

The two reasons biggest reasons people move to a place are...