TCI 4th grade Unit 1 Vocabulary

Front

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

Back

natural region

Front

The location of a place in relation to other places.

Back

relative location

Front

An exact description of where something can be found

Back

absolute location

Front

line of longitude at 0 degrees

Back

prime meridian

Front

A social scientist who studies geography

Back

geographer

Front

The measure of how many people live in a given area, such as a square mile.

Back

Population density

Front

half of the globe

Back

hemisphere

Front

The crisscrossing lines of latitude and longitude on a map or globe

Back

global grid

Front

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

Back

scale

Front

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

Back

map key