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TERM
DEFINITION
PICTURE/KEY WORDS
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Agriculture
The process of farming and growing crops.
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Arable land
Fertile land suitable for farming.
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Archipelago
A group of islands
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Bay
A body of water surrounded on three sides
by land.
Canal
A human-made waterway through land for
boats and ships
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Cape
A point or extension of land jutting out into
water as a peninsula or as a projecting point
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Cash Crop
Crops that are grown to sell for money.
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Climate
The average weather of a place over many
years.
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Coast
The part of the edge of land near the sea or
ocean.
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10 Compass Rose
Shows the printed directional points; North,
South, East, West printed on charts and
maps
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11 Republic
A democratic government organized by a
constitution *People hold the power to govern
and vote *Representatives are elected to
make laws
(ex: USA)
Constitutional
12 Monarchy
A form of government created with a
constitution to guide its leaders and citizens
that also recognizes an elected or inherited
head of state. (Ex: a king or queen) The king
or queen DO NOT have complete power and
control, they are bound to and must abide by
the rules and laws in the constitution.
13 Consumer
A person who buys goods.
Culture
14 (cultural traits)
The way of life
(dress, language, religion)
Constitutional
The spreading of cultural beliefs and social
15 Cultural Diffusion activities from one group to another.
16 Deforestation
The process of cutting down trees.
17 Delta (mouth)
A place where a river widens and empties into
a larger body of water.
18 Democracy
A form of government by the people, in which
citizens often elect representatives to
govern them. The leader's power is Limited.
(ex: USA)
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19 Desert
An area of land with little water or plant life
and receives less than 4 inches of rain per
year.
20 Dictatorship
A type of government where ONE person has
TOTAL control and makes all the decisions
for the people, farms, and businesses.
Diversity
(ex: ethnic
21 diversity)
A variety: (a mixture of different people or
races)
22 Economy
A system for producing and consuming goods:
making $$$
23 Elevation
The height of land above sea level.
24 Equator
An imaginary circle around Earth that is the
same distance from the North and South
Poles and divides Earth in half at the 0* line
of latitude.
25 Export
To send goods/things to another country for
aid or profit.
Free
Enterprise/Marke An economy where people can own their own
businesses and choose what to buy and sell
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Geography
Geographic
27 Features
The study of the Earth and how the Earth's
landforms and people affect each other.
(ex: mountains, hills, deserts, rivers, lakes)
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28 Glacier
A large, slow-moving piece of ice.
29 Government
An organization that keeps order, sets rules,
and provides services for a society.
30 Gulf
A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by
land, with a narrow mouth.
31 Hemisphere
One of the halves of the earth's surface:
Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
32 Hills
A naturally raised area of land.
33 Hydroelectricity
A source of energy that uses flowing water
to produce electricity.
34 Immigrants
People who move from one country to
another.
35 Import
To bring in goods/things from a foreign
country.
36 Infant Mortality
The number of babies that die per 1,000
(ex: 88/1000 would be a high infant mortality
and we could conclude that the countries
medical care may not be good.
37 Island
A piece of land completely surrounded by
water.
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38 Isthmus
A narrow piece of land that connects two
larger pieces of land
39 Landform
Any form of the earth's surface
Ex: mountains, peninsulas, valleys
40 Landlocked
An area completely surrounded by land that
does not border a major body of water.
41 Latitude
Imaginary lines that form East-West circles
around the globe. (measures North and
South)
42 Legend/Key
Table of symbols used on a map
Limited
43 Government
A government where there are limits on what
the government can do and individuals have
rights
44 Literacy Rate
The ability to read and write
45 Longitude
Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole
to the South Pole (measures East to West)
46 Manufacturing
The process of turning natural resources into
a finished product. (ex: making pencils)
47 Migration
The movement from one place to another.
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48 Monarchy
Ruled by a King or a Queen
Unlimited Government
49 Monsoon
A seasonal wind that brings intense rainfall
during part of the year.
50 Mountain
Landform reaching more than 2,000 feet
above sea level. (mtn. ranges= a series or
group of mountains)
Anything from the Earth that people use to
51 Natural Resources meet their needs. (ex: soil, water, minerals)
52 Ocean
A vast body of salt water that covers almost
three-fourths of the earth's surface.
(Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern)
53 Pampas
A flat grassland in South America used for
raising cattle
54 Peninsula
Land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
55 Per Capita GDP
The average amount of money a family makes
per year.
56 Permafrost
Permanently frozen ground.
57 Physical Feature
Landforms and features found on the Earth
(ex: rivers, mountains, plains, or hills)
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58 Physical Map
A map that shows physical features and
elevation.
59 Plain
Flat or rolling land that is often used for
farming.
60 Plateau
A raised area of land with a flat top.
61 Political Map
A map that shows borders of countries,
states, or territories. (lots of colors)
The average number of people who live in a
Population
Density
square mile.
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63 Prairie
Large mostly flat area of land covered with
grasses
64 Prime Meridian
The line of "0" longitude that runs from the
North to the South Pole
65 Theory/Factors
Reasons why people migrate; "push" factors
cause them to leave (ex: war, poverty);
"pull" factors make them come to a place (ex:
freedom, better jobs)..
66 Rural
Farming areas or countryside.
67 Scale
The part of a map that indicates how big an
area of Earth is shown.
Push/Pull
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68 Scarcity
When a resource is short in supply...NOT
ENOUGH for people
The overall quality of life for people in a
69 Standard of Living given area. (material wealth)
70 Straight
A narrow body of water that joins two larger
bodies of water.
Subsistence
71 Farming
Crops grown to feed the family (not to sell)
Transportation
72 Barrier
A geographical feature that prevents or
slows transportation. (ex: Mountain,
crowded/blocked hallways, dam)
73 Corridor
Passageways through which people can travel
by foot, car, train, ship, or airplane. (ex:
river, street, hallway)
74 Tributary
A small river or stream that flows into a
larger body of water.
75 Tropics
The area between the Tropic of Cancer
(23*N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23*S),
where the climate is usually hot.
76 Tundra
Flat treeless land found in arctic and
subarctic regions.
77 Urban
Having to do with the city.
Transportation
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78 Valley
Low areas of land between hills or mountains.
79 Vegetation
Plants that grow naturally in an area.
(ex: forests, grasslands, desert, tundra)
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