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SS geography terms
Grade 6 geography vocabualry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archipelago | a group or chain of islands |
| climate | a weather pattern over a LONG period of time; affected by latitude, elevation, and wind currents |
| compass rose | a pointer for cardinal directions: north, east, south, and west |
| delta | a triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river |
| desert | very dry, barren land without trees |
| distribution map | a map that shows the pattern of something spread over an area |
| elevation | altitude, height above sea level |
| equator | an imaginary line of latitude; parallel line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres |
| geography | the relationships between physical features, climate, and people |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere; northern and southern split by Equator and eastern and western split by the Prime Meridian |
| map key | legend, explains symbols on a map |
| latitude | measures distance north and south of the Equator; expressed in degrees (they run east and west) |
| longitude | measures distance east and west of the Prime Meridian; expressed in degrees (they run north and south) |
| meridians | lines of longitude (runs north and south) |
| non-renewable natural resources | resources that cannot be easily replaced or never replaced once they are used Ex: fossil fuels: coal, petroleum, natural gas |
| physical map | a map that shows landforms and bodies of water |
| polar zones | highest latitudes north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle |
| political map | a map that shows borders of countries/states/provinces within a continent or country |
| Prime Meridian | line of longitude: divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres |
| renewable natural resources | resources that can be used again and again Ex: solar energy, wind, water |
| scale | allows an estimate of real distances on Earth |
| temperate zones | middle latitudes; hot summers and cold winters; between 23.5 and 66.5 latitude |
| tropical zone | between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, in the low latitudes, hot most of the year |
| weather | atmospheric condition which is seen in the environment over a SHORT period of time |
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ELabenski
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