Area and Perimeter Vocabulary

• area

• length

• perimeter

• square unit

• perimeter

• width

• length

• area

• area

• width

• lengths

• perimeter

The ___ is the distance around a shape.

• Perimeter

• Area

• Base

• Formula

The ___ of a two-dimensional figure can be any side.

• Area

• Base

• Formula

• Perimeter

What is perimeter?

• the distance around the outside of a shape

• The amount of space inside the boundary of a flat (2-dimensional) object such as a triangle or circle.

What is area?

• the distance around a shape

• The amount of space inside the boundary of a flat (2-dimensional) object such as a triangle or circle.

The number of square units needed to cover the inside of a region or plane figure without any overlap.

• factors

• area

• addends

• perimeter

The distance around a shape or region.

• perimeter

• area

• formula

• volume

The measure of the number of unit squares needed to cover a surface.

• Perimeter

• Distance

• Area

• Length