Grade 5 Unit 3 ~ Geography in the Western Hemisphere Vocabulary

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climate

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local weather conditions of an area like temperature, precipitation, humidity, sunshine, wind and other conditions

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Compass Rose

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a symbol that shows the directions: North, South, East, and West

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continent

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a very large body of land

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eastern hemisphere

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the half of Earth east of the Prime Meridian

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geography

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description of the natural environment of a place. It includes physical features ( landforms and bodies of water), weather and climate, soil, vegetation, and animal life

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hemisphere

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Half of the globe of half of the Earth.

The four hemispheres are Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western

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landforms

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the different shapes of Earth's surface such as mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, valleys, peninsulas, and islands

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latitude and longitude

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imaginary lines on a map or globe that measure distance north and south of the Equator and distance east and west of the Prime Meridian

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legend/ key

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explains the meaning of the symbols on the map

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Mesoamerica

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Southern part of North America extending from Mexico to northwestern Columbia