5th grade Unit 1, Lessons 1-5

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

• landform

• weather

• climate

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

• history

• geography

• government

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

• dictatorship

• government

• geography

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

• latitude

• longitude

• meridian

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

• landform

• ocean

• physical feature

a tool or instrument for finding directions

• globe

• phone

• compass

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

• basketball

• globe

• map

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

• landform

• ocean

• globe

an imaginary line called a meridian that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

• latitude

• equator

• longitude

the types of plants in an area or region

• vegetation

• physical feature

• landform