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Prime Meridian Imaginary line that cuts the world into eastern and western hemispheres. Imaginary lines that measure the distance a place is east or west of the Prime Meridian are called: LINES OF LONGITUDE

What is this type of map projection called? ROBINSON What is this projection most used for? Data representation, most common in textbooks

What type of features that humans have created are typically shown on a map? Look at this map of the US. Political Boundaries

What type of map? I’m a PHYSICAL MAP! I’m a POLITICAL MAP! Shows features humans have created. Shows physical features.

NORTH POLE SOUTH POLE EQUATOR Brrrrrr Brrrrrrr Hot, Hot!

high latitudes mostly cold temperatures 90 0

What factor most strongly influences a region’s climate? Latitude!

What causes the cultural characteristics of a region to change over time? humans change and move human innovation cultural diffusion

DEFORESTATION Ways humans influence their environment! ACID RAIN WATER POLLUTION

Cultural Regions RELIGION MAJOR PRODUCTS ETHNIC GROUPS LATIN AMERICA MIDDLE EAST

Physical Regions CLIMATE VEGETATION LANDFORMS

QUEBEC, CANADA FRENCH SPEAKING FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE MAJORITY OF FRENCH-SPEAKING CANADIANS LIVE HERE

CARIBBEAN REGION 3. SIBERIAN REGION 2. NILE DELTA 4. GREAT PLAINS

What kind of homes were common during Medieval times? CASTLES

PACIFIC ISLAND GETAWAY FALE WITH A THATCHED ROOF

Canada India United States Yugoslavia MOST UNIFIED

Christ Redeemer St. Patrick’s Cathedral Rio de Janeiro, Brazil New York, NY Christianity links people in North & South America

The coniferous forest found in the Subarctic Climate Region. TAIGA

A region where temperatures are always cool or cold and only certain specialized plants can grow Which climate region? TUNDRA

Caste System Hindus of India A social structure which divides people on the basis on inherited social status.

KAABA MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA ISLAM (MUSLIMS)

How would you describe the climate of the Caribbean? TROPICAL!

Communism linked the former Soviet Union and the Eastern European nations between WWII and 1980

What is the name of the coastal desert found in Latin America? ATACAMA!

Llanos Pampas Name the two Grasslands found in Latin America: LLANOS & PAMPAS!

OCEAN CURRENTS

1.They cause all coastal regions to have cool temperatures. 2. They cause all coastal regions to have warm temperatures 3.They have very little effect on the climate of a region. 4.They cause all coastal regions to have heavy rainfall. 5. They redistribute heat from one area of the ocean to another. TRUE /FALSE

ONE LAST THING!

What type of government is shared by both the United States & Canada? DEMOCRATIC!