Unit 1

Geography
• Something found in nature such as weather, plant life, water, and land
• Study of the Earth’s features

Map Symbols
• Symbol that stands for something real on
Earth.
• Symbols shown on map key

Map Key
• A box on a map in which map symbols are explained
• Also called a map legend

Distance Scale
• Drawing on map
• Shows cardinal directions to help people use the map
• Use to measure the distance from one place to another

Elevation
• Height of something that is elevated

Bar Graph
• Graph that uses bars of different length to stand for amounts or numbers of things

Pictograph
• Graph that uses pictures or symbols to stand for the numbers of things

Circle Graph
• Graph that show how the part of something relates to the whole

Line Graph
• Graph that uses points connected by lines

Compass Rose
• Drawing on map that shows the cardinal directions to help people use the map

Cardinal Directions
• Main directions north, south, east, and west

Intermediate Directions
• Directions northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

Grid
• Point where two lines meet, or cross, on a map

Climate
• Average weather for a particular region

Precipitation
• Amount of rain, hail, snow, or sleet deposited in a certain region

Vegetation
• Process of vegetating or growing as a plant does

Urban
• Relating to a city area

Suburban
• Small community that is close to a city

• Away from cities
Rural

Migration
• Movements of large groups of people from one place to another.

Timeline
• Drawing that shows when and in what order events took place

Web Resources
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/sta tes/louisiana/
• http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-forkids/0028-map-scale-types.php
• http://www8.dotd.louisiana.gov/emergency
/images/Coastal_Land_Elevation.png
• http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe
=vss&q=pictographs +

Web Resources
• http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci330ms
/youtsey/lineinfo.html
• http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Stude nts?content_spotlight/climates/north_amer ican_climate_louisiana
• http://www.onlyglobes.com/PhotoGallery.a
sp?ProductCode=UM%2D30056
• http://www.lkwdpl.org/study/timeline/