Vocab Terms
This is the term for words that describe bodies of water and landforms
What is Geographic Terms?
The line at 0 degrees longitude is...
What is the Prime Meridian?
This is the name of the flattest spot in the U.S.
What are the Great Plains?
This is the name of the section of rivers that flow into the sea
What is a Delta?
This is the term for the study of our natural surroundings and how we interact with them
What is geography?
The symbol on a map that shows directions is called...
What is a compass rose?
This is the name of the longest mountain range in the U.S.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This is the name of the area where a river opens into the sea?
What is a mouth?
This is the term for lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole
What is longitude?
The four main points on a compass are called...
What are cardinal points?
This is the name of the river that runs near Texas and Mexico
What is the Rio Grande?
This is the name of a flat area of land
What is a plain?
This is the term for bodies of water and landforms
What is physical features?
The line at 0 degrees latitude is...
What is the equator?
This is the name of the river that runs near Canada and Maine
What is the St. Lawrence River?
This is the name for a stretch of mountains
What is a mountain range?
This is the term for lines on a map that circle the Earth from east to west
What is latitude?
This is found at 90 degrees North latitude.
What is the North Pole?
This is the name of the large indent of water near Florida
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
What is an island?