Social Studys Chapter 3 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Geographic tool
Maps and globes.
Continent
One of the seven large land ares on earth.
Hemisphere
Half of the globe when it is divided into either northern and southern halves or eastern and western halves.
Equator
Is an imaginary line that is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole .
Border
Is a line that shows where a state or a country ends.
Relative location
The location of a place in relation to another place.
Physical features
A feature of places ,land,water,climate,or plant life.
Mountain range
Is a chain of mountains .
Valley
Is a low area of land that lies between hills or mountains .
Plateau
A landform with steep sides and a flat top.
Vegetation
The plants that grow in a place .
Growing season
The time in which plants can grow.
Erosion
Is the wearing away of earths surface.
Ecosystem
Is made up of plants,animals,land, water,and climate that make up an area.
Landform map
A map that shows a places physical futures.
Preserve
To save.
Natural resource
Is something from nature that people can use such as trees,water,and soil.
Minerals
A kind of natural resource found in the ground ,such as iron or gold.
Renewable
Able to be made or grown agin by nature or people.
Non renewable
Not able to be made agin quickly by nature or people.
Fuel
Is a natural resource that is burned to make heat or energy.
Absolute location
The exact location of a place.
Latitude
Lines that run East and West around the globe.
Longitude
Lines that run north and south around on a globe, from Pole to Pole.
