All Vocabulary words this week are NOUNS: people, places, or things
1. geography- the study of the earth and how people interact with it
2. climate- weather of a place over time (temperature; precipitation; wind)
3. globe- 3D model of the earth
4. physical features/landforms- features of the Earth’s surface (mountains; plains; oceans, etc.)
5. compass- shows four CARDINAL DIRECTIONS (north, south, east, west) and four INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS (NW, SW, SE, NE)
6. lines of latitude- parallel lines that run east to west (parallels)
7. lines of longitude- parallel lines that run north to south (meridians)
8. tessellation- a pattern of shapes that covers a surface completely with NO GAPS OR OVERLAPS
9. polygon- 2D figure formed by three or more line segments that meet at vertices to make a closed path and do not cross.
10. precipitation- rain, snow, sleet, hail, or form of water that falls from the sky (part of a place’s weather and climate)
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