placed to the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground

the study of the physical features of the earth

being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else

a half of the earth, usually divided into northern and southern halves by the Equator or into western and eastern halves by the Prime Meridian

four main compass directions: North, South, East, & West

The directions on the compass that are halfway between the cardinal points are called Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast

an imaginary line drawn on the earth and divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

imaginary line that divides the Earth into two equal parts- the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

the total number of people in an area

lands that are flat and covered by tall grasses

wet, treeless, flat areas covered with water and grasses that can be found along the coast

high ground along a river that is built up from the soil when a river floods

consists of soil deposited by the Mississippi River at its mouth

slow moving waterway that ranges in size from short and shallow to long and navigable

an area of low-lying ground where water collects, covered with trees

long, narrow offshore deposits of sand or sediment that run parallel to the coastline

formations of rock that has folded upward, rising above the surrounding marsh in formation like domes

beliefs, social practices, and characteristics of a group of people; a person's way of life

a large city- Example: New Orleans

a suburb; located outside of a city, but not as large as a city; Example: Denham Springs

a countryside with a small population

money a person makes from doing their job

someone who supplies goods or services

anyone who buys goods or services

the process of concentrating on and becoming an expert in a particular skill

when one group of people depend on each other for goods and services

an area within our country with its own government; Louisiana

a division of an area within our state