Describe location T he position of a place or point on Earth

1. Describe location The position of a place or point on Earth

2. Describe interaction the relationship between people and the earth.

3. Describe region an area that displays common characteristics.

4. Describe place describes what a location is like.

5. Describe movement describes how people communicate and trade ideas, goods, and services with others in different places.

6. Give an example of place. Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Missouri River, San Francisco Bay

7. Give an example of location 58ºW, 118ºN 3002 E. Trilby Rd.

8. Give an example of interaction. Building houses, roads, landfills Planting crops, trees

9. Give an example of region. South, Northeast

10. Give an example of movement. Oranges from Florida, clothes from China, books from New York

11. What is a continent? One of seven large landmasses, composed of several countries, does not have it’s own government

12. What is a country? A political division within a continent, has their own government

13. What is a state? A state is a political boundary within a country, has it’s own government, but still follows the laws and rules of the country it’s within

14. List three states in the West. • Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico

15. List three states in the Midwest. • Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa

16. List three states in the South. • Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana

17. List three states in the Pacific • Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii

18. List three states in the Northeast • Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey

19. What color and with what symbol should desserts be labeled? Yellow, dots

20. What color and with what symbol should mountains be labeled? Brown, triangles

21. What color should peninsulas be labeled? Green

22. How are continents labeled? Bold, all caps, black or pencil

23. How are countries labeled? All caps, black or pencil

24. What is used to label a capital city? Star

25. How are cities labeled? Black or pencil, first letter capitalized

26. How are oceans labeled? Blue, all caps

27. How are seas and rivers labeled? Blue, first letter capitalized

28. What does a political map show? Man-made features

29. What does a physical map show? Naturally occurring features

30. Identify the physical feature Mississippi River

31. Identify the physical feature Appalachian Mountains

32. Identify the physical feature Rio Grande River

33. Identify the physical feature Colorado River

34. Identify the physical feature Sierra Nevada Mountains

35. Identify the physical feature Mojave Desert

36. Identify the physical feature Ohio River

37. Identify the physical feature Ozarks

38. Identify the physical feature Puget Sound

39. Identify the physical feature Lake Erie

40. Identify the physical feature Lake Michigan

41. Identify the physical feature Lake Superior

42. Identify the physical feature Lake Huron

43. Identify the physical feature Lake Ontario

44. Identify the physical feature Cascade Mountains

45. Identify the physical feature San Francisco Bay

46. Identify the physical feature Great Plains

47. Identify the physical feature Chesapeake Bay

48. Identify the physical feature Mt. McKinley

49. Identify the physical feature Mt. Rainier

50. Identify the physical feature Mt. Whitney