FIFTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY

What term describes the exact geographic spot where something is located based on where latitude lines intersect with longitude lines on the global grid.

• targeted location
• absolute location
• pinned location
• real location

How do we describe a society that includes a variety of cultural/ethnic groups?

• culturally diverse
• culturally different
• pro-cultural
• anti-cultural

What is a geographic coordinate that shows the distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator that is expressed in degrees

• longitude
• circumference
• latitude
• equator

What is the distance of a place east or west of the earth’s prime meridian that is expressed in degrees?

• latitude
• coordinate
• equator
• longitude

What is the part of our environment that includes physical factors (such as soil, climate, water supply)?

• physical environment
• social environment
• man-made environment
• household environment

What is the relationship of one geographic place to another?

• exact location
• pinned location
• target location
• relative location

What term describes a person who comes to live permanently in another country?

• traveler
• immigrant
• citizen
• foreigner

What term means the movement of groups of people from one area to another?

• transition
• settlement
• journey
• migration

What word describes things that cause people to move away from an area to migrate to another area?

• push factor
• pull factors
• relocation factors
• departure factors

What name is given to something that attracts people to move or migrate to an area?

• attraction factor
• magnetic factor
• pull factor
• environmental factor