Lessons 1&2 PA Flashcards
Lesson 1
A very large mass of land
Continent
make-believe lines that mapmakers use to separate areas of land
Borders
A special look or appearance of something made by nature
Natural features
A large surface of land area that has something in common
Region
The region farthest north and east
Northeastern
An area of land that is shaped like the handle of a pan
Panhandle
An area of land with boundaries, 50 of which make up our United States 🇺🇸
State
People who measure areas of land
Surveyors
Lesson 2
Look or appearance of something made by nature
Features
The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes
Physical geography
An outlying district of a city,especially a residential one
Suburbs
An area of ground used for some particular purpose
Land area
The number of people per square mile
Population density
A unit of measure equal to a square measuring one mile on each side
Per square mile
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc…
Weather
The ave weather an area receives over a long time
Climate
The amount of water that falls to the earth
Precipitation
The measured height of landform features above sea level
Elevation
How high the land is forms the sea or oceans
Sea level
A long stretch of land that rises steeply above the surrounding land
Mountain ridge
Land that is higher than the surrounding areas
Plateau
Large rivers that have other smaller water forms flowing into them
River system
A place that gets less than 10 inches of rainfall in a year
Desert 🌵
Where is pa located?
Pa is located in the mid Atlantic.
