Continents and Oceans
What continent is also a country
Australia
What type of map shows natural landforms
physical map
Name the four cardinal directions
North, South, East, and west
lines that run North and south and are measured east to west.
longitude lines
Land with steep sides that rises sharply from surroundings and usually form a peak
Mountain
How many Oceans are there
five
what type of map has bright colors that separates countries
political map
what direction normally points up on a map
north
Lines that run east and west and are measured with north and south?
Longitude lines
area of land between hills or mountains
valley
How many Continents are there?
7
what part of the map shows the distance on the map.
scale
what direction normally points left on a map?
West
what is it called when a line of latitude crosses a line of longitude
absolute location
large natural stream of water that runs through the land
River
name 3 of the oceans
Atlantic ocean, Pacific ocean, Indian ocean, Artic ocean, Southern/Antarctic ocean
what part of the map has symbols and explains what the symbols are.
the Map Key
Is the United states in the North or south hemisphere?
North
what is O degrees Longitude called?
The Prime Meridian
a flat area of land at a high elevation
Plateau
Name five of the continents
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, Antarctica
Name three parts of a map
Title, key, scale, Cardinal directions,
what continent has land in both the north and south hemisphere and the east and west hemisphere
Africa
What is 0 degrees Latitude called?
The Equator
Triangular, flat, low-lying land build up from soil carried downstream by a river
Delta