Social Studies Vocabulary

Front

What is this a picture of?

Back

Map

Front

Location means.....

Back

where a place is found

Front

What is a landform?

Back

a nature feature of a land surface

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What is a map?

Back

A drawing that shows what a place looks like from above.

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Transportation

Back

a way to move people or goods from one place to another

Front

What is a human characteristic?

Back

something made by humans

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Four ways to show directions on a map: north, west, down there, to the side; down under, in between; on the water, in the park; north, south, east, west.

Back

north, south, east, west

Front

What is this a picture of? Options: hills, mountains, ocean, valley

Back

mountains

Front

What is this a picture of?

Back

volcano

Front

What is this a picture of? Options: island, valley, river, mountain

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island