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Describe location

The position of a place or point on Earth

Describe interaction

the relationship between people and the earth.

Describe region

an area that displays common characteristics.

Describe place

describes what a location is like.

Describe movement

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

Give an example of place.

Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Missouri River, San Francisco Bay

Give an example of location

58W, 118 N3002 E. Trilby Rd.

Give an example of interaction.

Building houses, roads, landfillsPlanting crops, trees

Give an example of region.

South, Northeast

Give an example of movement.

Oranges from Florida, clothes from China, books from New YorkWhat is a continent?

One of seven large landmasses, composed of several countries, does not have its own governmentWhat is a country?

A political division within a continent, has their own governmentWhat is a state?

A state is a political boundary within a country, has its own government, but still follows the laws and rules of the country its withinList three states in the West.

Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico

List three states in the Midwest.

Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, IowaList 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, LouisianaList three states in the Pacific

Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, HawaiiList three states in the Northeast

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New JerseyWhat color and with what symbol should desserts be labeled?

Yellow, dotsWhat color and with what symbol should mountains be labeled?

Brown, triangles

What color should peninsulas be labeled?

GreenHow are continents labeled?

Bold, all caps, black or pencilHow are countries labeled?

All caps, black or pencilWhat is used to label a capital city?

Star

How are cities labeled?

Black or pencil, first letter capitalizedHow are oceans labeled?

Blue, all caps

How are seas and rivers labeled?

Blue, first letter capitalizedWhat does a political map show?

Man-made featuresWhat does a physical map show?

Naturally occurring featuresIdentify the physical featureMississippi River

Identify the physical featureAppalachian Mountains

Identify the physical featureRio Grande River

Identify the physical featureColorado River

Identify the physical featureSierra Nevada Mountains

Identify the physical featureMojave Desert

Identify the physical featureOhio River

Identify the physical featureOzarks

Identify the physical featurePuget Sound

Identify the physical featureLake Erie

Identify the physical featureLake Michigan

Identify the physical featureLake Superior

Identify the physical featureLake Huron

Identify the physical featureLake Ontario

Identify the physical featureCascade Mountains

Identify the physical featureSan Francisco Bay

Identify the physical featureGreat Plains

Identify the physical featureChesapeake Bay

Identify the physical featureMt. McKinley

Identify the physical featureMt. Rainier

Identify the physical featureMt. Whitney

Identify the physical featureHudson River

Identify the physical featureColumbia River

Identify the physical featureGulf of Mexico

Identify the physical featurePotomac River

Identify the cityPhoenix

Identify the cityAtlanta

Identify the cityBoston

Identify the cityDenver

Identify the cityBaltimore

Identify the cityChicago

Identify the cityDallas

Identify the cityHouston

Identify the cityKansas City

Identify the cityLos Angeles

Identify the citySan Diego

Identify the citySan Francisco

Identify the cityMiami

Identify the cityMilwaukee

Identify the cityNew Orleans

Identify the cityNorfolk

Identify the cityPortland

Identify the citySan Antonio

Identify the citySeattle

Identify the cityTampa