1. Social Studies Geography Vocabulary Words

2. latitude also called parallels; they show location north and south of the Equator

3. longitude also called Meridians; they show a location east or west of the Prime Meridian

4. Prime Meridian divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

5. Equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

6. hemisphere one half of Earth (east/west and north/south)

7. continent one of Earth’s seven large land areas
              
continent one of Earth’s seven large land areas

8. grid a system of lines, letters, and numbers that help you locate places on a map

9. key also called a legend, shows the symbols on a map and tells what each symbol means

10. road map a map that is useful for finding the correct route, when traveling by car

11. physical map a map that gives information about land and water

12. political map a map gives information about boundaries, nations, and cities

13. boundary a border or outside edge of a place

14. region an area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas

15. compass rose the symbol on a map that shows direction

16. scale the part of a map compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world

17. title tells the subject of a map

18. mileage a chart that shows the distance between major cities on a road map

19. fifty (50) the number of states in the United States

20. Washington D.C. the national capital of the United States

21. Austin the state capital of Texas