Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Understanding Regions

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Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Understanding Regions 20 Questions!

A place’s position in relation to other places on the Earth. Relative location

Why do people divide places into regions? It helps people learn about places and tell more about them.

It has exact boundaries set by law. How is a region that shares a government different from other kinds of regions? It has exact boundaries set by law.

Center of government for a county. County seat

Part of a state that has its own government. county

Into what smaller parts are most states divided? Into counties

Why do people sometimes group states into regions? It makes it easier to compare areas of the United States.

The exact position on the Earth’s surface. Absolute location

Set of imaginary lines that run east and west. Lines of latitude.

Lines that never meet. parallels

231/2 N Tropic of Cancer

231/2 S Tropic of Capricorn

Set of imaginary lines that run north and south. Lines of longitude

Another name for lines of longitude. meridians

That’s All! Keep Sharp Minds!