4th Grade Geography

A system of lines that cross each other forming a pattern of squares

• elevation

• grid

• scale

• physical map

the height above sea level

• grid

• atlas

• elevation

• degrees

a tool that shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on earth

• elevation

• political map

• atlas

• scale

a map that shows political boundaries for countries, states, or nations as well as capital cities

• political map

• elevation

• atlas

• region

a map that shows a geographic feature of a place such as land forms and bodies of water

• Atlas

• physical map

• elevation

• region

a collection of books of maps

• grid

• scale

• atlas

• region

a unit of measure there are 360 degrees of latitude and longitude used to locate places on earth

• degrees

• atlas

• scale

• physical map

an area with common features that set it apart from other areas

• atlas

• scale

• political map

• region