Unit 2 4 th Grade Social Studies Vocabulary

1. Unit 24th GradeSocial Studies Vocabulary Click here to begin

2. city Definition: Five big ideas that help people understand geography no town no The Five Themes of Geography Click here to go to the next question. yes

3. answer Definition: the geographic theme that answers the question ’’what is it?’’ no Place no location Click here to go to the next question. yes

4. political boundaries Definition: Where a place is located in relation to other places No equator No Relative Location Click here to go to the next question. Yes

5. Continent Definition: One of the seven large landmasses of earth. Yes Hemisphere no Absolute Location Click here to go to the next question. no

6. Political boundaries Definition: lines that define the border of a country or state yes equator no Absolute location Click here to go to the next question. no

7. equater Definition: a region created when the earth is divided in half no Prime merdian no hemisphere Click here to go to the next question. yes

8. equator Definition: an imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres yes Prime Meridian no hemisphere Click here to go to the next question. no

9. Prime Meridian Definition: an imaginary line that divides the Earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres yes Equator no Absolute location Click here to go to the next question. no

10. place Definition: the location of a point on the Earth by use of a grid system no hemisphere no Absolute location Click here to go to the next question. yes

11. Physical characteristics Definition: Geographic theme that answers the question, “What is it like there?” no Place yes landform Click here to go to the next question. No

12. Physical characteristics Definition: Geographic features that were not made by humans. yes Place No landform Click here to go to the next question. No

13. Physical characteristics Definition: Different kinds of land on the Earth. no Place No landforms Click here to go to the next question. Yes

14. Mountain range Definition: a row of connected mountains. yes island no place Click here to go to the next question. no

15. Costal plain Definition: low-lying stretch of flat or gently rolling land no plateau no plain Click here to go to the next question. yes

16. Costal plain Definition: low land that lies along an ocean yes plain no basin Click here to go to the next question. no

17. valley Definition: flat land with higher elevation than a plain. no basin no plateau Click here to go to the next question. yes

18. canyon Definition: low area surrounded by higher land. no plateau no basin Click here to go to the next question. yes

19. valley Definition: A low piece of land between two hills or mountain ranges YES! UNITED STATES NO! MOUTAINS Click here to go to the next question. NO!

20. valley Definition: A deep, narrow valley with steep sides no Canyon YES! MOUTAINS Click here to go to the next question. NO!

21. desert Definition: a dry region that receives very little rain Yes! valleys No! united states Click here to go to the next question. No!

22. desert Definition: the plants of an area no! valleys No! vegetation Click here to go to the next question. Yes!

23. Definition: part of a sea or ocean that cuts into a mass of land. Desert no roads no Click here to go to the next question. gulf yes

24. gulf Definition: a river and its tributaries. no tributary no River system Click here to go to the next question. Yes!

25. canyon Definition: a stream or river that flowsinto a larger stream or river No! desert No! tributary Click here to go to the next question. Yes!

26. gulf Definition: geographic features that were made by people no elevation no Human Characteristics Click here to go to the next question. yes

27. places Definition: a system of roads, rail lines, ferry service, and other methods of connection places no Transportation network yes Click here to go to the next question. roads no

28. Climate Definition: Maps that show characteristics of an area such as land use ,population density, or natural resources. no Special purpose maps yes Elevation Click here to go to the next question. no

29. Climate Definition: the height of a area above sea level no Elevation yes Precipitation Click here to go to the next question. no

30. Climate yes Definition weather over a long period of time Elevation no Precipitation Click here to go to the next question. no

31. precipitation Definition: water that falls to the ground as rain sleet hail or snow yes climate no temperature Click here to go to the next question. no

32. population Definition: how hot or cold the air is. No temperature Yes climate Click here to go to the next question. No

33. temperature Definition: the number of people No climate No population Click here to go to the next question. Yes

34. movement Definition: The number of people living in a certain area. NO Population density yes Economic activities Click here to go to the next question. NO

35. Metropolitan Area Definition: A large city and the surrounding areas including towns, other cities and suburbs yes population no movement Click here to go to the next question. no

36. region Definition: an area with one or more common characteristics yes pizza no book Click here to go to the next question. no

37. movement Definition: an area with one or more common characteristics or features. no region yes migration Click here to go to the next question. no

38. movement Definition: the geographic theme that explains how and why people , goods, and ideas move. yes Unlimited wants no migration Click here to go to the next question. no

39. movement Definition: different ways people use resources and make goods and services no Economic activities yes Population density Click here to go to the next question. no