Social Studies Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Patterns of weather in a region

• Climate
• Seasonal changes
• Meteorology
• Weather patterns

A measurement of the height of a physical feature

• Elevation
• Altitude
• Distance
• Depth

A key to the features represented on a map

• legend
• map key
• grid
• scale

elements of the physical environment for which humans find uses

• Synthetic materials
• Cultural artifacts
• Natural resources
• Physical feature

identifiable element of a physical environment (e.g. lakes, mountains, and forests)

• Physical feature

• Oceans
• Deserts
• Rivers

a representation of the earth's surface that highlights physical features

• political map
• climate map
• road map
• topographic map