TCI - Unit 1 Vocab

a tool or instrument for finding directions

• climate

• compass

• geography

• globe

• government

a sphere that is a model of the Earth and most accurately represents it

• climate

• compass

• geography

• globe

• government

the study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them

• climate

• compass

• geography

• globe

• government

the organization that makes the laws in a country, state, or community and has the power to enforce them

• climate

• compass

• geography

• globe

• government

weather elements, such as temperature, rainfall, and wind, that are measured over a period of time in an area

• climate

• compass

• geography

• globe

• government

an imaginary line called a parallel that runs west and east around the globe

• landform

• latitude

• longitude

• physical feature

• vegetation

an imaginary line called a meridian that runs from the North and South Poles

• landform

• latitude

• longitude

• physical feature

• vegetation

a part of Earth's surface including landmasses and bodies of water

• landform

• latitude

• longitude

• physical feature

• vegetation

a physical feature on Earth's surface such as a mountain or plain

• landform

• latitude

• longitude

• physical feature

• vegetation

the types of plants in an area or a region

• landform

• latitude

• longitude

• physical feature

• vegetation