6th Grade Geography Vocabulary

The average weather conditions of a place over a period of time.

• Coast
• Landform
• Forest
• Climate

Natural features of the Earth's Surface

• Climates
• Landforms
• Deserts
• Latitude Lines

Low land between mountains or hills

• Valley
• Plateau
• Landforms
• Longitude Lines

Very little rainfall and extreme temperatures

• Plain
• Valley
• Desert
• Coast

High, wide area of flat land with steep sides

• Plateau
• Plain
• Valley
• Jungle

Large area of flat land with few trees

• Coast
• Desert
• Hurricane
• Plain

Area where the land meets a sea or ocean

• Coast
• Plateau
• Equator
• Valley

Measure north-south position between the poles

• Longitude lines
• Latitude lines
• Equator
• Landforms

Run between the poles and measure east-west position

• Longitude lines
• Latitude lines
• Equator
• Climate

Round Lake has many landforms, such as lakes, hills, creeks, and forests.

• True
• False