TCI 4th grade Unit 1.1 -1.3 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

a social scientist who studies geography

Back

geographer

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

Front

the city where the government of a state or country meets

Back

capital