Geographic Terms - Grade K-3

part of a larger body of water that look like a gulf, but is usually smaller

to make something different

a place where many people live and work

shows where the city is located and about how many people live there

where the water touches the land

larger than a neighborhood, it takes a number of neighborhoods to make up a community

a direction finder drawn on maps

the largest land areas. The seven continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

an area of land where people live under one government. The United States is a country.

a line drawn on a map that shows where the territory of one country begins and another ends

a special city in each country where the government leaders meet to do their work

a region with very little rainfall

to the right of a person standing on the Earth facing the North Pole

a line drawn on maps and globes that is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

a growth of trees covering a large area

a model of the Earth

a part of a larger body of water, usually an ocean or a sea. A gulf makes an indentation in the coastline.

a piece of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain

those direction found halfway between the mail directions of north, south, east, and west

a body of land completely surrounded by water

the type of work a person does

a body of water completely surrounded by land

the height of the land above the surface of the ocean

north, south, east, and west

a drawing of someplace on the Earth

a series of crossing lines used to find places on maps

the place on the map that explains the meaning of the symbols

used to measure distance between places on a map

a piece of land that rises high above the land around it

something not made by people. Examples would be trees, mountains, and rivers.

the land and water features of the Earth that are used to meet a need

something people must have

a place where people live close to one another

toward the North Pole

halfway between north and east

the place on the Earth that is the farthest north

halfway between north and west

the largest water areas. The four oceans are the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific

a piece of land with water on three sides

something that is made by peoples. Examples would be cars, buildings, and streets

a map that shows land elevations

an almost level area of land

a flat piece of land with a high land elevation

a map that shows political division, such as states of the Unites States or countries of the world

when your surroundings are unsafe and dirty

something people use to meet a need

a large stream of water that flows through the land

a place where a river empties into another body of water

the place where a river begins

describes a place where few people live and work

a large body of salt water, smaller than an ocean

toward the South Pole, opposite north

halfway between the south and east

the place on the earth that is farthest south

halfway between south and west

an area of land that is part of our country. There are fifty states in the United States

a line drawn on a map showing where the territory of one state begins and another ends

a city in each state where leaders meet who work for the government

a neighborhood away from the downtown area

a drawing, line or dot that stands for something else

a small community, smaller that a city

the movement of cars, vans, buses, and trucks on streets and highways

the movement of people or products from place to place

a map showing all fifty states

describes a downtown area of a city

a long, low place between hills or mountains

to the left of a person standing on the Earth facing the North Pole

the activity a person does for which they get paid

a map that shows the entire world