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Chapter 1 The Geography of WV

Chapter 1 The Geography of WV. Review. the five basic themes of geography. location, place, regions, movement, environmental interaction. where a place is as compared to other places. relative location. a precise position on the earth’s surface.

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Chapter 1 The Geography of WV

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  1. Chapter 1 The Geography of WV Review

  2. the five basic themes of geography location, place, regions, movement, environmental interaction

  3. where a place is as compared to other places relative location

  4. a precise position on the earth’s surface West Virginia is located between 37º12' and 40º38' N latitude. West Virginia is located between 77º43' and 82º38'W longitude.

  5. A measure of distance north and south of the equator latitude

  6. The distance east or west of the prime meridian - longitude

  7. WV Shape most irregularly shaped non coastal state

  8. long narrow strip of a larger territory panhandle

  9. Location of panhandles Northern & Eastern

  10. WV boundary rivers Ohio Potomac Tug Fork - Big Sandy

  11. Border States Ohio Pennsylvania Kentucky Maryland Virginia

  12. the starting point at the headwaters of the North Branch of the Potomac The Fairfax Stone

  13. man made boundary separates WV from Pennsylvania Mason - Dixon Line

  14. Mason-Dixon Line

  15. square miles are in WV 24,231

  16. Average weather of a region climate

  17. day to day conditions weather

  18. WV Climate humid continental

  19. lowest recorded temperature -37 Fahrenheit , December 30, 1917 Lewisburg

  20. highest recorded temperature 112 Fahrenheit, July 10, 1936 Martinsburg 112 Fahrenheit, August 4, 1930 Moorefield

  21. the raising of the average temperature on Earth due to anexcess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere global warming

  22. West Virginia’s average annual temperature has risen due to global warming

  23. rain, snow, sleet, or hail precipitation

  24. County with most precipitation Randolph

  25. West Virginia Counties Randolph

  26. along period of little or no rain drought

  27. County with least precipitation Hardy

  28. West Virginia Counties Hardy

  29. why some areas of southern WV are colder than areas farther north vertical climate

  30. Most of WV's winds come from what direction? south and west

  31. warmer-than-usual Pacific Ocean surface temperatures El Niño

  32. colder-than-usual Pacific Ocean surface temperatures La Niña

  33. physical features of the land such as mountains or plateaus topography

  34. wind and water have shaped the topography Erosion

  35. rock formation in Mercer County that looks like a castle Pinnacle Rock

  36. rock formation Pendleton County rises almost 1000 feet above sea level Seneca Rocks

  37. rocky ridge in Monroe County stretches for almost 40 miles Peter’s Mt.

  38. Peters Mountain

  39. WV's best-known waterfall Blackwater Falls

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