| A | B |
|---|
| humid subtropical | southern US, warm temps, regular rainfall, humid summers and mild winters |
| humid continental | Central Plains and notheastern US have this climate. mild summers, and cold winters. More precipitation then the STEPPE |
| Subartic | very short summers, long cold winters. Eastern and southern Alaska have this climate |
| tundra | very cold winters, very short summers, Northern and western Alaska |
| Mediterranean | winters are mild and wet. summers are hot and dry |
| marine | southern Alaska to northern California aka pacific northwest, mild moist climate w/warm summers and cool winters |
| steppe | east of the Rockies, limited rainfall, summers are hot and winters are cold |
| Coastal Plains | The Atlantic plain lies between the atlantic ocean and the foothills of the Appalachians, the other part is the gulf plain. Lies next to the gulf of mexico |
| Applachian Mountains | eastern part of North America, maine to georgia. smaller than the rockies |
| tropical | hot, steamy, rainy. Southern Florida and hawaii |
| desert | eastern side of the cascades and the sierra nevada. hot days and cold nights, very little rainfall |
| Hawaiian Islands | 8 large islands and many small ones. Pacific ocean. Tropical climate region |
| Canadian shield | lowland are most of it lies in eastern Canada. southern parts extends to northern US |
| Interior Plains | between the Rockies on the west and on the west and the Appalachians on the east. large lowland. dry west part is the Great PLAINS and the eastern part is the Central Plains |
| Intermountain Region | east of the coast, mountains plateaus canyons and deserts in this area(Also there:Cascades and the Sierra Nevada.) |
| highland | in the Cascades, Sierra Nevada and the Rockies are this physical region. Which is cool temps. Exact conditions depend on altitude. |
| Rocky Mountains | mountain chain from Alaska through Canada into the US |
| pacific coast | tall mountain region from Alaska to Mexico |
| history | the account of what has happened in the lives or different people |
| geography | the study of people, their environment and their resources. |
| map projection | WAYs of drawing the Earth on a flat surface |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land joining 2 larger land areas or joining a pennisula to a mainland. |
| elevation/altitude | height above sea level |
| relief | the difference in height of land |
| Mercator Projection | it shows true shape distorts size (round) |
| Robinson projection | used today true shape and size but is flat |
| the 4 phsical features | plateaus, mountains, plains and hills |
