The study of Earth and the way people live on it and use it.
What is geography?
100
An imaginary line, or parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator.
What is latitude?
100
A guide telling you what each symbol on a map stands for.
What a map key?
100
A narrow strip of water connecting to large bodies of water.
What is a strait?
100
A dry area where few plants grow
What is desert?
200
The study of the worlds physical features->the landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, and plants.
What is a physical geography?
200
Measures position in degrees north and south
What is latitude?
200
It shows the water and land features
What is a physical map?
200
A part of an ocena or a lake partially enclosed by land.
What a bay?
200
A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land
What a glacier?
300
The location of the Indiana State House can be expressed as 200 West Washington Street, Indianapolis or as coordinates 39 degress North and 86 degrees West.
What is absolute location?
300
An imaginary line, or meridian, measuring east or west of the prime meridian.
What is longitude?
300
A drawing that indicates directions on a map.
What is a compass rose?
300
A map that shows the boundaries of states and countries.
What is a political map?
300
The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean.
What is the mouth of a river/river (mouth)?
400
One half of a sphere or globe. Earth can be divided into four of these.
What is a hemisphere?
400
Any line of longitude east or west of Earth's prime meridian.
What is a meridian?
400
A guide that explains the relationship between real distances on Earth and distances on a map.
What is a scale?
400
The level of the ocean's surface, used as a reference point when measuring heights and depths on Earth's surface.
What is sea level?
400
A triangular area of land formed from deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
What is delta?
500
An imaginary line encircling Earth halfway between the North and South Pole.
What is the equator?
500
The line of longitude labeled 0 degrees longitude.
What is the prime meridian?
500
It shows quantitative data, such as population or oil production.
What is a thematic map?
500
A large powerful waterfall
What is a cataract?
500
A pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or a lake.