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Fourth Grade SS 1-12
Leap Social Studies Terms
Question | Answer |
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N (North), S (South), E (East), and W (West) on a map | Cardinal directions |
NE,SE,NW,SW are directions between two cardinal directions | Intermediate directions |
A small drawing on a map that shows direction | Compass Rose |
An imaginary line that is halfway between the North and the South Pole at 0 degrees latitude | Equator |
The study of the Earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it. | Geography |
Any of the shapes that make up the Earth's surface | Landforms |
A measure of distance on Earth that is North or South of the equator | Line of latitude |
A measure of distance on Earth east or west of the prime meridian | Line of Longitude |
An explanation of what the synbols on a map represent | Map Key |
The place where a river empties into an ocean, lake, or larger river | Mouth |
Land formed by the soil that a river deposits as it flows into a larger body of water | Delta |
The Mississippi River empties into the | Gulf of Mexico |