Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

continent

Answer 1

a very large land area with oceans on many sides

Question 2

geography

Answer 2

the study of the Earth and the people, animals, and plants living on it; the study of where places are located and how these things are linked to each other

Question 3

grid

Answer 3

a network of lines that cross each other to form squares or rectangles, used on maps to pinpoint locations

Question 4

symbol

Answer 4

something that stands for something else

Question 5

coordinate

Answer 5

each of a group of numbers used to indicate a point or location

Question 6

human feature

Answer 6

a feature that was made by humans, such as a road or bridge

Question 7

landform

Answer 7

a natural feature on the surface of the land

Question 8

natural feature

Answer 8

a feature that was made by nature, such as a mountain or river

Question 9

region

Answer 9

an area made up of places that share things in common, a land division based on common features

Question 10

adapt

Answer 10

to change to fit new conditions

Question 11

conserve

Answer 11

to save or protect for the future

Question 12

environment

Answer 12

the setting in which something lives

Question 13

natural resource

Answer 13

something found in nature that people can use