Louisianas Geography Unit 1. Geography Something found in nature such as weather, plant life, water, and land Study of the Earths features.

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Louisianas Geography Unit 1

Geography Something found in nature such as weather, plant life, water, and land Study of the Earths 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

Rural Away from cities

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 tes/louisiana/ tes/louisiana/ kids/0028-map-scale-types.phphttp:// kids/0028-map-scale-types.php /images/Coastal_Land_Elevation.pnghttp://www8.dotd.louisiana.gov/emergency /images/Coastal_Land_Elevation.png e=vss&q=pictographs+ e=vss&q=pictographs

Web Resources /youtsey/lineinfo.htmlhttp:// /youtsey/lineinfo.html nts?content_spotlight/climates/north_amer ican_climate_louisianahttp:// nts?content_spotlight/climates/north_amer ican_climate_louisiana sp?ProductCode=UM%2D30056http:// sp?ProductCode=UM%2D

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