4th 6 wks, week 2 Vocabulary

relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture

• rural

• city

• state

• urban

a center of population larger or more important than a town or village

• city

• state

• region

• capital

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

• climate

• weather

• atmosphere

• humid

an area, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries

• region

• city

• state

• country

a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife

• biome

• city

• region

• country

area of land with own government and borders

• country

• province

• continent

• region

having high level of water vapor in the atmosphere

• humid

• arid

• drought

• rain

a territory, with a permanent population, subject to the control of a government

• state

• neighborhood

• continent

• region

the area of land from which all the water flows into a particular river

• river basin

• isthmus

• canal

• estuary

directions that are northeast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW), and northwest (NW)

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• middle directions

• primary directions