Florida’s Physical and Cultural Geography – Flashcards
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What body of water boarders Florida on the East?
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Atlantic Ocean
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What body of water boarders Florida on the West ?
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Gulf of Mexico
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What body of water lies to the South of Florida?
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Straits of Florida
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The highest point in Florida is....
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Britton Hill
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The Equator is located at ______ latitude.
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0 degrees
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The shapes that make up the Earth's surface.
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landforms
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The part of the map that tells what the symbols on a map mean.
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Map Legend
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The study of types of land, bodies of water, weather, plants, and animals in a place.
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Geography
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North, South, East, West
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Cardinal Directions
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Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
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Intermediate Directions
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This will help you find the distance between places on a map.
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Map Scale
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A type of map that shows land and water features, such as mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans.
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Physical Map
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A type of map that shows the governmental boundaries or boarders (lines between) of cities, counties, states, countries or other areas.
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Political Map
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A symbol on a map that shows cardinal and intermediate directions.
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Compass Rose
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An imaginary line of lattitude (0 degrees) that goes around the globe, half way between the North Pole and the South Pole.
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Equator
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any water, such a rain, sleet, snow or hail that falls to the earth
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Precipitation
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Florida has a warm, mild climate because it is located close to the ________________.
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Equator
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a long period of time without rain
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drought
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the capital of Florida
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Tallahassee
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Florida's climate is
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warm and humid
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the largest lake in FL is
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Lake Okeechobee
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run east and west and measure how far north or south a place is from the equator
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Lines of Latitude
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run north and south and measure how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian
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Lines of Longitude
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large areas of land that are mostly flat
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plains
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severe storms that bring heavy rainfall and very strong winds
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hurricane
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Florida's climate is warm because...
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it is close to the equator.
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dangerous storms that can bring too much rain and result in flooding and produce lightening that can start fires
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thunderstorms
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What 2 states boarder Florida to the North?
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Georgia and Alabama
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the pattern of weather in a certain place over a long period of time
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climate
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lowland region on the western side, made up of mostly flat grasslands, however, there are some forest, wetlands, capes and barrier islands
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Gulf Coastal Plains
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The land here is just a little higher than the lean in the Coastal Plains. The highlands are located mostly in the center and in the panhandle of FL. Lakes, gently hills and forests
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Central Highlands
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located on the East side of FL, have flat grasslands, forests, wetlands, barrier islands, capes and the Florida Keys
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Atlantic Coastal Plains (ACP)
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Florida is a Florida is a _______________, surrounded by water on 3 sides.
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peninsula
