Parts of Maps
Landforms
Geo Terms
Miscellaneous
Where in the world?
100
scale
What indicates distance on the map?
100
island
What is land that is surrounded by water called?
100
marine
What is a word that means "having to do with water or the sea" that describes most climates found along coasts
100
hydroelectric
A type of electricity generated by potting a dam across a river to form a reservoir.
100
between the tropics and the polar regions
Where are temperate zones found?
200
key or legend
What tells what a map's symbols mean?
200
peninsula
What is a finger of land that is surrounded on three sides by water called?
200
distortion
All maps have this to one degree.
200
Tropic of Capricorn
This is found 23.5 degrees south of the equator
200
on the coast
Where are most large cities in Brazil located?
300
parallels of latitude
What indicate a location's location N or S of the equator?
300
archipelago
What is a string of islands called?
300
desert
A large dry area, usually (but not always also hot).
300
on the equator
Where is only place where the sun will be directly overhead at noon two days of the year?
400
meridians of longitude
What indicate a location E or E of the prime meridian?
400
region
What is a large area that shares common physical or cultural features called?
400
relative location
A type of location that describes where something is compared to something else.
400
Asia
What is the world's largest and most populous continent?
400
in the southern hemisphere
Where will it be winter when it is summer in North America?
500
delta
What is a triangular area of silty deposits left by a river where it empties int a sea called?
500
hemsipheres
Africa is in the northern, southern, eastern and western _______________________ .
500
0 degrees
What is the longitude of Greenwich, England in degrees?
500
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