definitions
What is GULF
a portion of the ocean that penetrates land
what is the equator
a imaginary line around mid of a planet or other celestial body
what is harbor
a artificial barriers, providing safe anchorage and permitting the transfer of cargo and passengers between ships and the shore.
what is a key
a list of symbols that appear on the map
what is lock or loch
a lake or a inlet of the sea
What is BAY
a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
What is the compass rose?
A symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions.
what is an lsland
a little or large amount of land surrounded by water
what is a valley
a low area that is between a hill and mountain
what is archipelago
a group of islands
What is CANAL
An artificial waterway designed for navigation that people could cross the water with boats or ships
What are the lines of latitude
are imaginary lines that divide earth, they run east to west but measure the distance of north or south
what is a lake
a large body of water surrounded by land
what is a biome
a area of land known by the types of animals vegetation soil and climate located there
what is a prime merdian
a geographical reference line that passes through the royal observatory like in London england
What is DELTA
wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
what is longitude
are imaginary lines that divide earth, they run north to south but the measure the distance east or west
what is an isthmus
a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are by which are separated
what is plateau
a rising landform that grows higher than the area it on one side
what is peninsula
a portion of land that is nearby water that is connected to a larger body by an isthmus.
What is FJORD
long deep and narrow body of water reaches a far land
What is degrees in geography
a unit of latitude or longitude used to define points on the earth surface or on the celestial sphere.
what is a channel (in geography)
a length of water wider than a strait
what is a distortion (on a map)
misrepresentation of shape, area, distance, or direction of or between geographic features when compared to their true measurements on the curved surface of the earth.
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