Features
Large natural stream of water that flows over land
River
Drawing of where things are located
Map
The continent which we live in
South America
An opening in Earth's surface that can have lava
volcano
N on a compass
What is North?
Tall Land that rises above its surroundings (high elevation)
Mountain
A sandy stretch of coast
beach
Dangerous mountain range in South America
Andes Mountains
A bump that is higher than the land around it
Hill
S on a compass
What is South?
Long ditch in Earth's surface, between 2 mountains
Valley
A large inland body of water ( a place you can go fishing)
Lake
The Continent East from where we live.
Africa
Small body of running water (smaller than a river)
stream
E on a compass
What is East?
A large relatively flat area of land
Plain
The collection of the symbols used on a map is called a ____________________
Key / Legend
Continent with countries like Spain, Great Britain, Italy, France
Europe
Areas of salt water, bigger than a gulf
ocean / sea
W on a compass
What is West?
A land mass- smaller than a continent surrounded by water.
Island
A piece of land that extends into a body of water and is connected to the mainland.
Peninsula
Bahia has one of the biggest if not the biggest in the world
Bay
Part of the ocean that comes to land, smaller than an ocean, bigger than a bay
gulf
Tool for finding direction
What is a compass?