Vocab
The whole body of salt water that covers three-fourths of the surface of the Earth
Oceans
The continent we live on
North America
The Oceann closest to San Francisco (Also the largest Ocean)
Pacific Ocean
A large body of water tthat has land around part or all of it
Sea
A statement of the relationship between distances on a map and in real life
Scale
A raised area of land that is flat on top
Plateau
The Continent south of us
South America
The Ocean that borders Antartica
Southern Ocean
describes the physical and human characteristics of a place
Place
A large natural flow of water that crosses an area of land and goes into an ocean, lake, etc
River
Describes where something is on Earth
Location
The continent that is also a country
Australia
The ocean between North America and Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Land controlled by single government
Country
describes how goods, information, people, and culture move from one place to another
Movement
The main landmasses on the Globe
Continents
The largest conntinent
Asia
The Ocean between Africa and Austrailia
Indian Ocean
A considerable inlaand body of standing water
Lake
Explains the symbols, colors, and lines on a map
Key/Legend
Large areas of land that are mostly flat
Plains
The continent where we believe the first humans lived
Africa
The northern most Ocean
Artic Ocean
Region
Land that is almost entirely surrounded by wayer but attatched to a larger body of land
Peninsula