directions/location
four directions are north (N), east (E), south (S), west (W), at 90° angles on the compass rose.
cardinal directions
an area of land known by the types of animals, vegetation, soil, and climate located there.
Biome
an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
Equator
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
Geography
an artificial waterway designed for navigation that people could cross the water with boats or ships.
canal
A list of symbols that appear on the map.
Key (Legend)
A body of land surrounded by water.
island
imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south.
Lines of Latitude
geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England
Prime Meridian
a portion of the ocean that penetrates land.
gulf
A symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions
compass rose
a rising landform that grows higher than the area around it on one side
Plateau
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west.
Lines of Longitude
high point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.
Cape (in geography)
A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
Bay
refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground- map scale.
Scale (on a map)
low area that’s between a hill and mountain.
a unit of latitude or longitude used to define points on the earth's surface or on the celestial sphere.
Degrees (as in location)
a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated.
Isthmus
the ocean by the party surrounding land and there are about 50 seas that include water bodies
sea
The branch that flows into the mainstream to the White River, the Arkansas River and Red River
Tributary
The portion of a land that is nearby water that is connected to a larger body by an isthmus
Peninsula
giving northeast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW) and northwest (NW).
The four intercardinal (or ordinal) directions
a lake or an inlet of the sea.
Lock or Loch
The branch that flows into the mainstream to the White River, the Arkansas River and Red River
Tributary