MC3 Unit 2 Vocabulary (4th grade)

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

A very dry region that gets very little rain.

How hot or cold air is measured (in Fahrenheit or Celsius)

A large area with a high population, a big city, and smaller suburbs

The theme in geography that answers "What is it like there?"

The number of people living in certain area

A low area of land between mountains or mountain ranges.

Weather patterns over a long period of time

A small river or stream that flows into a larger river.

A large area of land with very few trees.

The theme in geography that describes how and why people, things, and ideas move from place to place

Maps that show specific information like population, resources, and land use.

A natural feature of the earths surface

Geographic features that were no made by people.

The number of people living in a specific area

The five big ideas in geography.

Height above a given level, usually sea level

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

A system roads, railways, and boat routes that connect people and goods.

One of seven of the worlds largest land mass.

A river and tributaries which drain into a lake or ocean.

Plants with an area

Part of an ocean or sea that is surrounded by an area of land.

A high level, flat area of land.

When the Earth is divided in half horizontally (northern & southern) or vertically (eastern & western)

A low area of land, surrounded by the higher land where water can usually be found.

Where a place is located in relation to another place.

Water that falls as rain, ice, snow, sleet, or hail

The exact location of a place based on a fixed point (coordinates).

A deep valley with steep sides.

The different ways people use resources to produce goods and services

A line of mountains connected by higher ground

An area of flat land that is adjacent to an ocean.

The dividing border between countries, states, counties, cities, etc.

One theme in geography that answers "Where is it?"

Things that are created by people (buildings, languages, government, etc.)

An area with similar characteristics