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Grades 5 and 6
Geography Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adapt | adjust to a new environment or situation |
| altitude | height above sea level |
| border | line on a map, one country or state stops and another begins |
| boundary | the dividing line between two places |
| cape | point of land extending into water |
| cardinal points | north, south, east, west |
| climate | kind of weather a place has over a period of years |
| coast | land along an ocean, east and west sides |
| compass | used in travel to find direction |
| compass rose | drawing on a map that shows direction |
| culture | way of life, traditions, customs, language and education |
| desert | dry, barren area of land, few plants |
| drought | long period of dry weather, little or no rain |
| earth | the land surface of the world |
| elevation | height of land above sea level |
| equator | imaginary line drawn at 0 degrees latitude that separates the Northern half from the Southern half |
| geography | the study of the earth's surface |
| glacier | A large mass of ice formed by the melting and refreezing of deep snow. |
| globe | model of the earth, a sphere |
| graphic irganizer | picture or diagram of an idea |
| Gulf of Mexico | large area of the Atlantic Ocean, forms the coastlines of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas |
| harbor | safe area near the shoreline used for sheltering ships |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| intermediate directions | NE, NW, SE, SW between the cardinal points |
| island | landmass, smaller than a continent surrounded by water |
| lake | large body of water surrounded by land |
| land forms | shapes on the earth's surface, including mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains |
| latitude | distance on the earth's surface north and south of the equator, measured in degrees |
| longitude | distance on the Earth's surface, measured in degrees, east and west of the prime meridian |
| map | drawing or chart of earth's surface including countries, oceans, rivers, and cities |
| map key | list that explains symbols on a map |
| map scale | distance on earth represented by a distance on a map |
| migration | movement of whole groups of people or animals from one place to another |
| mountain | high, rocky land, steep sides, and a pointed or rounded top |
| mountain range | row of connected mountains |
| mouth | place where a river empties into another body of water |
| natural resource | anything that grows or exists in nature, necessary or useful to humans |
| Pacific Ocean | largest of earth's oceans, about 64 million square miles |
| peninsula | body of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| physical features | natural objects on the surface of Earth |
| population | number of people living in an area |
| port | harbor where ships can load and unload cargo (goods for trade) |
| precipitation | moisture that falls to the earth; rain, snow, sleet, hail |
| prime meridian | imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude through England and other countries |
| river | large, natural stream of water that empties into another large body of water |
| sea | large body of salt water in an ocean, partly or completely landlocked |
| sea level | level at which the ocean meets the land |
| source | place where a river begins |
| symbol | something that stands for something |
| temperature | degree of hotness or coldness in a place |
| tropical | near the equator, warm throughout the year |
| valley | low land that lies between hills and moutains |
| Venn diagram | a graphic organizer, two overlapping circles |
| weather | influenced by wind, temperature, pressure |
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