Chapter 1 (5th grade) Vocabulary

The study of the world and the people an things that live there.

• climate

• landform

• geography

• equator

A feature on the surface of the land, such as a mountain, valley, or plain.

• climate

• platue

• landform

• equator

a high, steep-sided area rising above the surrounding land

• landform

• plateau

• climate

• geography

the type of weather a place has over a long period of time

• equator

• plateau

• landform

• climate

the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth

• plateau

• landform

• equator

• climate

show the location of physical features, such as landforms, bodies of water, or resources

• political map

• physical map

• climate

• landform

shows cities, states, and countries

• physical map

• political map

• climate

• plateau

a tool, machine, or building people use to produce goods and services

• human resource

• capital resource

• climate

• scarcity

a person and the skills and knowledge he or she brings to a job

• capital resource

• human resource

• conservation

• opportunity cost

not having as much of something as people would like

• opportunity cost

• conservation

• scarcity

• economics