| A | B |
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| island | body of land surrounded by water |
| lake | body of water surrounded by land, usually blue on maps |
| peninsula | body of land with water on 3 sides |
| desert | very dry land, usually shown by black dots on a map |
| river | water that flows across the land to the ocean, usually blue on maps |
| swamp | wetlands, marshy wet areas of land |
| hills and mountains | highlands, usually shown by shadows on a map |
| bay | body of water where fresh water and sea water mix together (Chesapeake) |
| Physical Map | shows physical features of the earth |
| Political Map | shows boundaries fo states or countries |
| Product Map | shows natural resources found in a place |
| Map Scale | shows the distance between places on a map |
| adapt to regions | make changes in houses, jobs, food, and travel according to where they live |
| Powhatan Indians | Northeastern woodlands, wooden homes, canoes |
| Sioux Indians | Midwestern plains, buffalo skin teepees, horses |
| Pueblo Indians | Southwestern Desert, adobe homes, walked |
| Inuit (Eskimo) Indians | North Pole, Arctic, igloo homes, sleds |
| Equator | divides Earth into a Northern and Southern Hemisphere |
| Prime Meridian | divides the earth into a Western and Eastern hemisphere |
| U.S. Mountain features | Rocky, Appalachian, |
| U.S. Water features | Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean |
| Major VA Mountain features | Appalachian |
| Major VA water features | James River, Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean |
| 7 Continents of the World | Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, Europe |
| 4 oceans of the world | Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic |
| map | flat drawing that shows what a place looks like from above |
| map symbol | pictures on the map that stand for real places and things |
| map key or legend | explains what the symbols on the map mean |
| compass rose | direction finder on a map |
| North Pole | most northern place on Earth |
| South Pole | most southern place on Earth |
