Landforms
Regions
Continents & Oceans
Map Skills
Bodies of Water
100

A large landmass that rises above the surrounding land. The highest landform.

Mountain

100

This is the region we live in

Midwest

100

This is the largest ocean

Pacific

100

This shows direction on a map

Compass Rose

100

Water that flows over the edge of a cliff

Waterfall

200

An area of land with water on three sides

Peninsula

200

What is this region?

West

200

These two oceans border the US

Pacific & Atlantic

200

This tells the reader what the symbols on a map mean

Map Key

200

A naturally flowing body of water that empties into a lake or ocean

River

300

A deep narrow valley with steep sides.

Canyon

300

Which region do people visit Disney World?

Southeast

300

This ocean is in the North Pole

Arctic

300

This shows distance on a map

Map Scale

300

A body of water surrounded by land

Lake

400

A large elevated land mass with a flat top

Plateau

400

This region has the hottest dry weather

Southwest

400

This ocean borders Antarctica

Southern Ocean

400

These lines run north to south on a map

Longitude

400

Part of the sea or ocean that is surrounded by land on 3 sides

Gulf

500

A narrow piece of land that connects two larger land masses

Isthmus

500
Which region is the US capital in?

Northeast

500

This ocean is borders Africa, Asia and Australia

Indian

500

This line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemishperes

Equator

500

A long narrow body of water found between 2 cliffs.

Fjord

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