TCI 4th Grade Lesson 1 Vocab

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absolute location

Back

an exact desription of where something can be found

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relative location

Back

the location of a place in relation to other places

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geographer

Back

a social scientist who studies geography

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natural region

Back

a land area with physical features and climate that set it apart from other areas

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scale

Back

a diagram that shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

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capital

Back

the city where the government of a state or country meet

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map key

Back

an explanation of what symbols and colors on a map stand for

Front

lines of latitude

Back

lines on a globe or map that run east to west and measure distance from the equator

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equator

Back

line of latitude that circles the middle of the globe

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lines of longitude

Back

lines on a globe or map that run north to south and measure distance from the prime meridian