4th Grade Social Studies Ch. 1: America’s Land

Vocabulary in 4th Grade Social Studies Ch. 1

Geography Landform

Plateau Climate

Political Map Equator

Physical Map

What do we call the imaginary line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

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Equator

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What do we call a high, steep-sided area that rises above the nearby land?

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Plateau

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What do we call the study of the world and its features?

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Geography

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What do we call a map that shows the borders of cities, states, countries, and continents?

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Political Map

What do we call the type of weather in a place over a long period of time?

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Climate

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What do we call a map that shows the physical characteristics of a place including mountains, valleys, and rivers?

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Physical Map

What do we call a physical feature of the earth’s surface, such as a mountain?

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Landform

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