Social Studies Vocabulary

                                                                    

Things and Places to Label on the Map

Africa - a continent that crosses the equator. It is south of Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Antarctica - the continent that surrounds the South Pole of the Earth.
Asia - a continent in the Northern Hemisphere. Asia is attached to Europe (and east of it).
Australia - a continent, an island, and a country in the Southern Hemisphere.
equator - an imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Europe - a continent in the Northern Hemisphere. Europe is attached to Asia (and west of it). North America - a continent in the Northern Hemisphere; it is north of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
North Pole - the point that is the farthest north on Earth.
South America - a continent that is mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
South Pole - the point that is the farthest south on Earth.
                                                 
                                                                     Land form Definitions

Valley- a low area of land between mountains or hills.

Freshwater - water that does not contain salt.

Mountain -a land form with steep sides and a high elevation.

Lake- A body of standing water located inland. (It will appear as a blue dot on a map.)

Model- miniature representation of a large object.

Plain- An Area of land that is flat for many miles.