Transcript Unit 1 Vocabulary PPT

Louisiana’s Geography
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
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
• 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/