Places on a Map
Your Locations
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Geographic features
100
What are the 7 largest bodies of land called?
continents
100
What is the name of the city that you live in?
Charlotte
100
What is a drawing of the Earth called?
Map
100
Land with little rain and few plants is called a...
Desert
100

What is the highest land feature called?

Mountain


200

____ surround each continent.

Oceans

200
The state that you live in is called..
North Carolina
200
What is the symbol on a map that shows directions?
Compass rose
200

A 3D representation of the Earth

Globe


200

What is the low-lying area between two mountains called?

Valley


300

Antarctica has what kind of geographic features?

Glaciers, tundra
300
What is the name of the country that you live in?
United States
300
What are the largest bodies of water on Earth called?
Oceans
300
What is the study of the Earth and the places you live called?
Geography
300

What tool would I use to locate my library?

Map

400

Africa has what type of geographic features?

Rivers, deserts, grasslands, mountains

400
What is the name of the continent that you live on?
North America
400
What is the part of the map called that shows you what symbols mean?
Map Key
400

What is a place with frigid temperatures, little plant or animal life, called? 

Arctic


400

What tool would I use to locate Antarctica?

Globe
500

What country is also a continent?

Australia
500
What planet do you live on?
Earth
500
What is a body of land that is surrounded by water called?
Island
500
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
500
If I wanted to settle in a place with a mild climate, good for growing plants and raising animals, where would I settle?
Plains
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