Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Political features (map)

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A map that shows information such as borders, capitals, and important cities.

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Physical features (map)

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A map that displays natural features of the earth such as mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers, oceans, etc.

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Legend

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The boxed list showing what the symbols or colors on a map represent.

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Hemisphere

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A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.

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Continents

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A large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size).

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Landforms

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A natural feature of the earth.

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Urban

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A region surrounding a city. Urban areas are very developed.

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Suburban

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A place where people live just outside of a city or town. There are lots of houses in suburban areas, but not as many other buildings as urban areas.

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Rural

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Relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture.

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Distribution

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The spread/density of people in any given town, region, or city.