Social Studies

GeographyVocabulary

Words

latitudealso called parallels; they show

location north and south of the Equator

longitudealso called Meridians; they show a location east or west of the Prime

Meridian

Prime Meridiandivides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

hemisphereone half of Earth (east/west and north/south)

continentone of Earth’s seven large land areas

              

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grida system of lines, letters, and numbers that help you locate places on a map

keyalso called a legend, shows the symbols on a map and tells what each symbol

means

road mapa map that is useful for finding the correct route, when traveling by car

physical mapa map that gives information about land and water

political mapa map gives information about boundaries, nations, and cities

boundarya border or outside edge of a place

regionan area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas

compass rosethe symbol on a map that shows direction

scalethe part of a map compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real

world

titletells the subject of a map

mileagea chart that shows the distance between major cities on a road map

fifty (50)the number of states in the United States

Washington D.C.the national capital of the United States

Austinthe state capital of Texas