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Unit 1 Chapter 3Lesson 1 Understanding

Regions

20 Questions!

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A place’s position in relation to other places

on the Earth.

Relative location

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Why do people divide places into regions?

It helps people learn about places and tell

more about them.

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It has exact boundaries set by law.

How is a region that shares a government

different from other kinds of regions?

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Center of government for a county.

County seat

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Part of a state that has its own government.

county

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Into what smaller parts are most states divided?

Into counties

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Why do people sometimes group

states into regions?

It makes it easier to compare areas

of the United States.

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The exact position on the Earth’s surface.

Absolute location

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Set of imaginary lines that run east and west.

Lines of latitude.

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Lines that never meet.

parallels

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231/2 N

Tropic of Cancer

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231/2 S

Tropic of Capricorn

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Set of imaginary lines that run north and

south.

Lines of longitude

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Another name for lines of longitude.

meridians

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That’s All!

Keep Sharp Minds!