Fourth Grade SS Map Skills

Someone who studies geography

• Longitude

• Contiguous

• Geographer

• Canyon

An imaginary line on earth that goes from east to west

• Longitude

• Territory

• Absolute location

• Latitude

An imaginary line on earth that goes from north to south

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Relative location

• Geographer

The exact location of a place

• Influence

• Tributary

• Intersect

• Absolute location

Location of a place in relation to a landmark (such as the house across from Baton Rouge General)

• Intersect

• Relative location

• Navigable

• Geographer

Means to be touching or connected

• Longitude

• Intersect

• Tributary

• Contiguous

An area of land controlled by another country

• Territory

• Canyon

• Navigable

• Tributary

A deep valley with steep sides

• Influence

• Canyon

• Latitude

• Absolute location

A river or stream that flows into a larger river

• Navigable

• Influence

• Canyon

• Tributary

Able to allow ships to travel through

• Navigable

• Territory

• Longitude

• intersect