4th Grade TCI History Lesson 1 Vocabulary

an exact description of where something can be found

• absolute location

• adobe

• capital

• equator

line of latitude that circles the middle of the globe

• capital

• adobe

• equator

• absolute location

lines on a globe or map that run north to south and measure distance from the prime meridian; also called meridians

• hemisphere

• lines of latitude

• map key

• lines of longitude

lines on a globe or map that run east to west and measure distance from the equator; also called parallels

• lines of latitude

• map key

• lines of longitude

• adobe

an explanation of what symbols and colors on a map stand for

• map key

• natural region

• population density

• prime meridian

a diagram that shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

• population density

• scale

• relative location

• prime meridian

the location of a place in relation to other places

• geographer

• prime meridian

• relative location

• fault

a social scientist who studies geography

• geographer

• global grid

• hemisphere

• lines of latitude

a land area with physical features and climate that set it apart from other areas

• relative location

• natural region

• prime meridian

• population density

a type of brick made of clay and straw and dried in the sun

• capital

• population density

• adobe

• equator