5th grade - Unit 1 SS Vocab Quiz

area with common features that set it apart from other areas

• region

• eras

• latitude

• climate

pattern of weather over many years

• chronology

• latitude

• longitude

• climate

imaginary lines to measure distance North and South of the equator

• latitude

• longitude

• eras

• map key/legend

imaginary lines to measure distance East and West of the prime meridian

• latitude

• longitude

• eras

• region

a period in history

• region

• credibility

• eras

• chronology

the order in which events occur

• climate

• eras

• credibility

• chronology

trustworthiness; believability

• credibility

• chronology

• primary source

• secondary source

document or object created during the time being studied

• primary source

• secondary source

• chronology

• eras

an account of an event written by someone who did not witness it

• primary source

• secondary source

• eras

• credibility

gives the meaning of colors and symbols on a map

• region

• climate

• primary source

• map key/legend