Key Terms
Just the Facts
Physical Features (Pt 1)
Physical Features (Pt 2)
Geographic Terms
100
The study of our natural surroundings and how humans interact with them.
What is "Geography"?
100
The symbol on a map that shows directions.
What is a "Compass Rose"?
100
The ocean that lies off the west coast of the United States.
What is the "Pacific Ocean"?
100
The large flatland between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River.
What is the "Great Plains"?
100
The name given to a body of freshwater that is completely surrounded by land.
What is a "Lake"?
200
Words that describe bodies of water and landforms like "gulf" and "valley".
What is "Geographic Terms"?
200
The line at 0 degrees latitude.
What is the "Equator"?
200
The large body of water that lies between Texas and Florida.
What is the "Gulf of Mexico"?
200
The main mountain range that runs through the eastern United States.
What is the "Appalachian Mountains"?
200
The name given to a large area of sea or ocean that is partially enclosed and larger than a bay.
What is a "Gulf"?
300
The most accurate map on Earth.
What is a "Globe"?
300
The line at 0 degrees longitude.
What is the "Prime Meridian"?
300
The longest and biggest river in the United States, which has its source in Minnesota and its mouth in Louisiana.
What is the "Mississippi River"?
300
The main river just west of the Appalachian Mountains that runs into the Mississippi River.
What is the "Ohio River"?
300
The name given to a row of connected mountains.
What is a "Mountain Range"?
400
Names of bodies of water and landforms such as "Gulf of Mexico".
What is "Physical Features"?
400
The four main points on a compass.
What are "Cardinal Points"?
400
The high mountains in the western United States with a Spanish name.
What is the "Sierra Nevada"?
400
The ocean that lies off the east coast of the United States.
What is the "Atlantic Ocean"?
400
The name given to a body of land that is smaller than a continent and surrounded by water.
What is an "Island"?
500
Lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What is "Longitude"?
500
The North American continent is located in these two hemispheres.
What are the "Northern" and "Western" Hemispheres?
500
The river that runs east from Lake Ontario into the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the "St. Lawrence River"?
500
The river that forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico.
What is the "Rio Grande"?
500
The name given to a point or extension of land jutting into the water that is usually smaller and thinner than a peninsula.
What is a "Cape"?
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