Unit 1
Chapter Three
Looking at Regions
| relative location | the position of a place in relation to other places on Earth |
| county | a part of a state that has its own government |
| county seat | the town or city that is the center of government for a county |
| absolute location | an exact position on the Earth’s surface |
|
lines of latitude |
the set of imaginary lines
on a glove or a map that run north and south; they are used to tell how far
east or west of the prime meridian a place is |
| parallels | lines that are always the same distance apart, such as lines of latitude |
| Tropic of Cancer |
the line of
latitude at 231/2 degrees south |
| Antarctic Circle |
the line of
latitude at 66 ½ degrees north |
| lines of longitude |
the set of
imaginary lines on a globe or a map that run north and south; they are used to
tell how far east or west of the prime meridian a place is |
| meridians |
lines
of longitude |
| natural vegetation | the plant life that grows naturally in an area |
| broadleaf tree | a tree with wide , flat leaves; in autumn, the leaves turn colors and fall to the ground |
| needleleaf tree | a tree with long, sharp leaves that look like needles; it stays green all year long |
| recreation | what people do to have fun |
|
agriculture |
farming |
| industry |
all
the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service |
|
urban |
of
or like a city region |
suburb
|
a
town or small city, as a suburban region is |
|
suburban |
made
up of all the suburbs around a large city, as a suburban is |
|
rural |
of
or like a country region |
| technology |
the way people use new ideas to make tools and machines |
| trade | the buying and selling of goods |
| transportation | the way people and goods are moved from place to place |
| specialize |
to work at only one kind of job |
| interdependence |
depending on one another for resources and products |
| communication |
the
way people send and receive information |