SS-Vocabulary-Chapter 4

A measurement which allows us to draw a large area on a plan or map.

• scale

• compass rose

• municipalities

A symbol that points to the four cardinal points.

• scale

• compass rose

• municipalities

A territory bound by borders and directed by a municipal government.

• scale

• compass rose

• municipalities

Having a great quantity of something.

• dense

• borders

• city

Imaginary lines which limit where a territory begins and where it ends.

• dense

• borders

• city

A group of streets and buildings with a dense population.

• dense

• borders

• city

Located near or along the sea coast.

• coastal communities

• urban communities

• rural communities

Communities that live in cities.

• coastal communities

• urban communities

• rural communities

Communities that live in Puerto Rico’s countryside.

• coastal communities

• urban communities

• rural communities

The cultivation of the soil, or the planting and harvesting of fruits and vegetables.

• agriculture

• cattle raising

• suburbs