Text Feature Vocabulary

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What is a map?

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A picture showing different regions of the Earth.

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What is a caption?

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Text located next to a photograph that explains what is shown.

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What is a diagram?

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A picture with captions or labels showing steps or stages.

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What is a subtitle?

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A secondary title or heading that divides sections of a text.

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What are italics?

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Slanted text found in the main body of text.

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What is a globe?

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A three-dimensional representation of the Earth.

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What is a label?

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Text that identifies or describes an object in a diagram or image.

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What is a table?

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A way to organize data in rows and columns.

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What is a timeline?

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A visual representation of events in chronological order.

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What is a title?

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The main heading of a text that indicates its subject.