Vocabulary
What is a smaller river, creek, or stream that feeds into a larger river, creek or stream?
Tributary
This type of map shows Landforms and other Geographical Features.
Physical Map
Name the Ocean to the East of Virginia.
Atlantic Ocean
This landform is surrounded by water on all sides.
Island
This word means one half of the earth.
Hemisphere
What is a connected line of mountains?
Range
This type of map shows Government, Boundary Lines, State names, or State Capitols.
Political
Name the Ocean that is North of Antarctica.
Southern Ocean
What do Topography Maps do?
They show the shape of the land.
These are the imaginary lines that measure North and South or horizontally on the Earth.
Hint: Climbing the ladder
Latitude
What is a bowl shaped depression in the land?
Basin
What is the symbol on a map that tells you which direction you are headed?
Compass Rose
This Ocean sits under Asia and rest between Africa and Australia.
Indian Ocean
This an area of flat elevated land.
Plateau
These are the imaginary lines that measure East and West or vertically on the Earth.
Hint: The Tiger walking the cage
Longitude
What is a land that touches the ocean?
Coast or Coastal
Where on a map can I find out what the symbols and colors on a map mean?
Key or Legend
What is the largest continent on Earth?
Asia
This landform is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Peninsula
Name two of the four Hemispheres of Earth.
Northern and Southern or Eastern and Western
What is land capable of being farmed and used to grow crops?
Fertile
Name the Political Boundaries in order.
Hint: There are 5 and it starts with Continents
Continents, Country, State, County, City/Town
How many Pacific Oceans do we have? 1 or 2?
One
This water feature is surrounded land on all sides.
Lake
This is the imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The Equator