Academic Vocabulary for 1st Gr – Flashcards
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Unlock answerscompass rose [image] |
| a drawing, map symbol, that shows direction on a map |
continent [image] |
A large area of land. North/South American, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia |
direction [image]
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| The ways to places; north, south, east and west |
map key/legend [image] |
| shows what each symbol on a map stands for |
symbol [image] |
| a picture or object that stands for something |
country [image] |
| an area of land with its own people and laws |
globe [image] |
| a model of earth |
resource [image] |
| anything that people can use |
state [image] |
| a part of a country |
border [image] |
| the place where a state or country ends |
mountain [image] |
| land that is much higher than the surrounding land |
island [image] |
| land that is totally surrounded by water |
ocean [image] |
| a very large body of salt water, five oceans, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic and Antarctic Oceans |
river [image] |
a moving body of water that runs across the land |
lake [image] |
| a body of water surrounded by land |
weather [image] |
| the way the air feels outside |
season [image] |
| a time of year |
vegetation [image] |
| the type/kind of naturally growing plants in an area |
Earth [image] |
our planet |
valley [image] |
low land between mountains |
plain [image] |
land that is mostly flat |
neighborhood [image] |
a part of a town or city |
farm [image] |
a place for growing plants and raising animals |
shelter [image] |
| a home |
transportation [image] |
any way of moving people and things |
recycle [image] |
to make something old into something new |
conservation [image] |
the saving of resources to make them last longer |
recreation [image] |
what people do for fun |
map [image] |
| a picture that shows where places are |
geography [image] |
| (location, region) features of the Earth |
regions [image] |
areas of land that share the same features that make it different from other areas |
influences [image] |
| a power affecting a person, thing, or event |
location [image] |
| a place where something is |
habitat [image] |
| the area or environment where someone or something lives |
culture [image] |
| a group’s way of life |
landform
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| physical features of the land |
climate [image] |
| weather patterns over time |
