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A symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions.
what is Compass Rose
the four cardinal directions are north (N), east (E), south (S), west (W), at 90 angels on the compass rose.
what is cardinal directions
The four intercardinal (or ordinal) directions are formed by bisecting the cardinal directions, giving: northeast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW) and northwest (NW).
what is The four intercardinal (or ordinal) directions
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries
what is Geography
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south.
what is Lines of Latitude
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west.
what is Lines of Longitude
An imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
what is Equator
A unit of latitude or longitude used to define points on the earth's surface or on the celestial sphere.
what is Degrees (geography)
Geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England.
what is Prime Meridian
Refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
what is Scale
The 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.
what is Distortion (on a map)
A list of symbols that appear on the map
what is key
A group of islands
what is Archipelago
A broad inlet of sea where the land curves
what is the bay
An artificial waterway designed for navigation that people could cross the water with boats or ships
what is Canal
A high point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
what is Cape
Wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
what is Delta
A long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches far inland.
what is fjord
A portion of the ocean that penetrates land
what is gulf
A body of water sheltered by natural or artificial barriers, providing safe anchorage and permitting the transfer of cargo and passengers between ships and the shore.
what is harbor
A body of land surrounded by water
what is island
A narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated
what is isthmus
A large body of water surrounded by land
what is a lake
A lake or an inlet of the sea
what is lock or loch
The portion of land that is nearby water that is connected to a larger body by an isthmus
what is Peninsula