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Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Understanding Regions

Discover the concept of regions, their importance in learning about places, and how they are divided. Learn about relative and absolute location, lines of latitude and longitude, and the different types of regions.

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Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Understanding Regions

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  1. Unit 1 Chapter 3Lesson 1 Understanding Regions 20 Questions!

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

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

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

  5. Center of government for a county. County seat

  6. Part of a state that has its own government. county

  7. Into what smaller parts are most states divided? Into counties

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

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

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

  11. Lines that never meet. parallels

  12. 231/2 N Tropic of Cancer

  13. 231/2 S Tropic of Capricorn

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

  15. Another name for lines of longitude. meridians

  16. That’s All! Keep Sharp Minds!

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