Vocabulary 1
Geography
Vocabulary 2
Hemispheres
Major Rivers
100
a man-made channel that connects two bodies of water
What is a canal
100
the state that is furthermost west on the southern border of the US.
What is California?
100
the area drained by a single large river and its tributaries
What is a drainage basin?
100
this line divides the globe into the northern and the southern hemispheres
What is the equator?
100
the continent that houses these rivers: Nile, Niger, and Congo
What is Africa?
200
an area where grapes are grown
What is a vineyard?
200
the state to the right of Louisiana
What is Mississippi?
200
moving water from a river or lake to dry land to help grow crops
What is irrigation?
200
this line divides the globe into the western and eastern hemispheres
What is the prime meridian?
200
this continent houses these rivers: Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio
What is North America?
300
a triangular piece of land at the mouth of a river
What is delta
300
the state that is east of California
What is Arizona?
300
cut off from the seacoast:surrounded by land
What is landlocked?
300
this is the hemisphere we live in (be specific)
What is the north-western hemisphere?
300
this country houses the following rivers: Mackenzie, Yukon
What is Canada?
400
a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river
What is a tributary?
400
this state is shaped like a boot
What is Louisiana?
400
the place where a river empties into a sea or other large body of water
What is a mouth?
400
this is where the sun rises.
What is "the east"
400
this continent houses the following rivers: Parana, Amazon, Orinoco
What is South America?
500
fine particles of soil carried by the water in a river
What is silt?
500
the capital of New Mexico
What is Santa Fe?
500
an area where a large number of fruit trees have been planted
What is an orchard?
500
this is where the sun sets
What is "the west"
500
the largest river in the world
What is Amazon?
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