The United States: Chapter 1 Vocabulary

A vast grassland of central North America that is largely treeless and ascends to 4,000 feet above sea level.

• The Great Plains
• The Eurasian Steppe
• The Salt Plains
• The Serengeti

a group of five freshwater lakes of central North America between the United States and Canada; the lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

• Moss Lake
• Lake Texhoma
• Saint Lawrence seaway
• The Great Lakes

Immigrant

• People that come to this country because of war or some kind of disaster.

• Someone that is a citizen of a foreign country or nation.

• A person who comes to permanently live in another country.

The section of a map that explains the map's symbols and shading

• scale bar

• title

• locator map

• key

The section of a map that shows how much distance on the map represents a given distance on the land

• scale bar

• title

• locator map

• key

A map that shows physical, or natural features

• political map

• special-purpose map

• physical map

• election map

A map that shows such things as highways, population patterns, election results, and other human features.

• political map

• special-purpose map

• physical map

• election map

A map that shows countries, towns, villages, cities, and borders.

• political map

• special-purpose map

• physical map

• election map

Which part of a map would you look at to find directions on a physical map?

• scale bar

• compass rose

• locator map

• title

Which word means the weather over a long period of time?

• landform

• feature

• climate

• population