Vocab DG Week 28

What is the term for a dry area with little or no rainfall?

• ocean

• forest

• desert

• plateau

What is the term for a chain of mountains?

• mountain range

• river

• forest

• lake

What is the term for an area of low ground between two hills?

• marsh

• plain

• cliff

• valley

What is the term for an area of land or water with certain characteristics?

• island

• region

• forest

• prairie

What is the term for something built to honor a person or an event, such as a monument or a statue?

• bridge

• tower

• memorial

• temple

What is the term for the usual weather in a particular place over a period of time?

• climate

• temperature

• forecast

• season

What is the term for rain, snow, sleet, hail, or drizzle?

• sunshine

• humidity

• precipitation

• wind

What is the term for conditions in the Earth’s atmosphere at a certain place and time?

• breeze

• season

• temperature

• weather

What is the term for a map that shows patterns of ethnic groups, religious practices, languages spoken, educational levels, or recreational choices?

• cultural map

• topographic map

• population map

• historical map

What is the term for the language, beliefs, traditions, arts and crafts, political systems, and technologies of a group of people?

• heritage

• society

• culture

• civilization