geography terms
geography terms
geography terms
latitude and longitude
short answers/random questions
100
the low area between ranges of mountains or hills
What is valley?
100
the study of our natural surroundings and how humans interact with their surroundings is called
What is geography?
100
a smaller stream that feeds into a river is called a
What is a tributary?
100
lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South pole are called
What are longitude lines?
100
The symbol on a map that shows directions is called a
What is a compass rose?
200
the name to soil deposited at the mouth of a river is
What is delta?
200
lines on a map that circle Earth from east to west are called
What are parallels of latitude?
200
a smaller body of salt water is called a
What is a sea?
200
lines on a map that circle Earth from east to west are called
What are latitude lines?
200
The North American continent is located in which hemispheres?
What are Northern and Western?
300
the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude is
What is Prime Meridian?
300
a large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed and larger than a bay is
What is a gulf?
300
a row of connected mountains is called a
What is a mountain range?
300
When you read the location of a place, which do you read first?
What is latitude?
300
What are the four regions of California?
What are desert, coastal, mountain, and Central Valley?
400
the most accurate map of Earth is a
What is a globe?
400
a body of freshwater completely surrounded by land is called a
What is a lake?
400
land that is completely surrounded by water is called a
What is an island?
400
The Prime Meridian is located where?
What is Greenwich, England?
400
The four main points on a compass are called
What are cardinal points?
500
a narrow piece of land that joins two larger pieces of land is called
What is isthmus?
500
a large group of islands clustered together is called
What is an archipelago?
500
a hill or mountain with steep sides and a flat top is called
What is a mesa?
500
What continent is located at 15 degrees north and 15 degrees east?
What is Africa?
500
What's the biggest river in the United States, which has its source in Minnesota and its mouth in Louisiana
What is the Mississippi River?
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