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social studies academic vocab.
Big Concept: Geography
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2nd Grade
06/03/2008

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Term

compass rose

[image]

Definition

a map symbol that shows direction on a map

Term

cardinal directions

[image]

Definition
north, south, east, west
Term

intermediate directions

[image]

Definition

between cardinal directions

(northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest)

Term

map key/legend

[image]

Definition
part of the map that explains the symbols and colors on the map
Term

symbol

[image] example: school

Definition

a marking or drawing that stands for something inside a map key

[image]

Term

peninsula

 

[image]

Definition
a land that has water on three sides of it
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landform

 

[image]

Definition

physical features such as a mountain,valley, or plain on the earth's surface

Term

island

 

[image]

Definition
land that is totally surrounded by water
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climate

[image]

Definition
weather patterns over time
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region

 

[image]

Definition
areas of land that share the same features that make it different from other areas
Term

gulf

 

[image]

Definition
a large body of water that is partially surrounded by land
Term

equator

 

[image]

Definition
an imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
Term

hemisphere

 

[image]

Definition

half of the Earth

 

Term

pole

 

[image]

Definition
the point on Earth furthest from the equator
Term

political map

 

[image]

Definition
a map showing states along with the capital cities
Term

physical map

 

[image]

Definition
a map that shows landmarks such as mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.
Term

physical features

 

[image]

Definition
Earth's surface that includes landforms, bodies of water, climate, natural vegetation, and soil
Term

common features

 

[image]

Definition
physical features that are similar in various parts of the world
Term

relative location

[image] (look at the arrow)

Definition
tells what a place is near
Term

absolute location

 

[image] (look at the red arrow)

Definition
the exact location
Term

map grid

 

[image]

Definition
a set of lines that divide a map into columns and rows of squares
Term

location

 

[image]

Definition

the place where

something is

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