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Unit 1 Geography
8th Grade SS Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geography | study of earth's natural features |
| geographer | one who studies earth's natural features |
| physical map | shows land and water features |
| political map | shows country and state boundaries |
| relief map | shows elevation |
| label | help find things on a map |
| legend or key | explains symbols on a map |
| scale | helps visualize distance on a map |
| compass rose | shows direction |
| cardinal directions | N S E W |
| intermediate directions | NW NE SW SE |
| sound | inland bodies of salt/fresh water mix |
| barrier islands | Outer Banks |
| Graveyard of the Atlantic | nickname for waters around Cape Hatteras |
| estuaries | salt water wetland |
| pocosin | wetland type; swamp on a hill |
| savanna | wetland type |
| fall line | natural border between Coastal Plain and Piedmont |
| monadnocks | point of land that sticks out due to erosion |
| example of monadnock | Pilot Mountain |
| chain of monadnocks | Uwharrie Mountains |
| Piedmont Crescent | string of towns from Raleigh to Charlotte |
| equator | 0 degree latitude |
| prime meridian | 0 degree longitude |
| absolute location | uses latitude and longitude coordinates |
| relative location | uses direction or places near location |
| topographic map | uses contour lines to show areas wirh similar elevation |
| region | An area of land where the land-forms, climate and plants and animals are similar |
| Blue Ridge | natural border between the Piedmont and the Mountains |