4th Grade Social Studies Ch. 1: America’s Land

Vocabulary in 4th Grade Social Studies Ch. 1 Geography Landform Plateau Climate Political Map Equator Physical Map

What do we call the imaginary line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? ____________________________

Equator ____________________________

What do we call a high, steep-sided area that rises above the nearby land? ___________________

Plateau ___________________

What do we call the study of the world and its features? _______________________________

Geography _______________________________

What do we call a map that shows the borders of cities, states, countries, and continents? ______________________________________

Political Map

What do we call the type of weather in a place over a long period of time? ___________________________

Climate ___________________________

______________________________ What do we call a map that shows the physical characteristics of a place including mountains, valleys, and rivers? ______________________________

Physical Map

What do we call a physical feature of the earth’s surface, such as a mountain? ________________

Landform ________________