Land
Rugged land that rises higher than 2,000 ft
Mountain
Steep drop of water from a high to a low place
Waterfall
Imaginary lines going horizontal across the earth
(they determine seasons)
Lines of Latitude
12 hours of day and night in the Spring
Spring or Vernal Equinox
Type of climate near the poles
Polar
Extremely dry area with few plants
Desert
Largest body of salty water
Ocean
Imaginary lines going vertical from pole to pole going longways.
Lines of Longitude
Longest day of the year. Start of the summer season.
Summer solstice
Type of climate between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Tropics
Narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas
Ishmus
Inland body of water
Lake
Line of latitude in the middle of the earth
(determines north and south hemispheres)
The Equator
12 hours of day and night in the Fall.
Fall or Autumnal Equinox
Type of climate that has four seasons. It is our climate.
Temperate
Area of land surrounded by water
Island
Natural flow of water running through the land
River
Imaginary line going vertical from pole to pole
Determines east and west hemipsheres)
Hint:P.M.
Prime Meridian
Longest night of the year. Start of the winter season.
Winter solstice
Type of climate in deserts
Dry
Deep narrow valley woith steep walls
Canyon
Body of saltwater smaller than an ocean
Sea
Large land masses (seven of them)
Continents
If it is Autumn in the United States, what season is it in Australia?
Spring
Type of climate in mountains and high elevations
Highland
High steep face of rock or earth
Bluff
Large part of the ocean that extends into land
Gulf
Largest continent in the world
Asia
Ocean on the west coast of the United States
Pacific
Largest rainforest in the world
Amazon