Landforms Part 1
What is the land that is the highest of all
a mountain
What is the continent we live on
North America
What is the 0 degree line of latitude called?
The equator
This landform has water on three sides
a peninsula
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
What is an opening in Earths crust that erupts?
a Volcano
What is the part of a map called that tells you what each symbol means?
What is the 0 degree line of longitude called?
the Prime Meridian
What is a stream of water that flows across the land?
a river
Name one mountain range that is located in New York
Adirondacks and Catskills
What is a large body of salt water
an Ocean
What are the four main directions on a compass rose?
North, South, East, West
Lines that run from north to south are called
Lines of Longitude
What is a deep valley with steep sides, made by erosion, and usually has a stream running through it?
a Canyon
Are we located on the east or west coast of the United States?
What is a body of water with land all around it
a Lake
What type of map shows natural features like mountains?
a physical map
Lines that run from west to east are called?
Lines of latitude
low lands between hills and mountains is called?
a valley
What is the name of the biggest river in New York?
The Hudson River
What is land with water all around it
an Island
Name at least three of the seven continents
Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antartica
How is a latitude and longitude location written?
**Use the numbers 20 and 35 to show this**
20 degrees north, 35 degrees west *or*
35 degrees south, 20 degrees east
*Must have the degrees symbol and a direction**
a large area of low, flat land is called?
a plain
Name one state that borders New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont