Landforms
One of the 7 large landmasses on Earth.
Continent
A large body of salt water that covers nearly 3/4 of the Earth
Oceans
Where something is on a map
Location
Explains the colors, symbols and lines on a map
Key/Legend
The continent that we live on
North America
An area of land with a single government and it's own borders and people.
Country
A long natural flow of fresh water that flows across land.
River
describes the natural and human characteristics
Place
Shows the distances on a map and how far a place is from another using miles, kilometers.
Scale
The ocean near the north pole
Artic Ocean
A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.
Island
A large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean and is partly surrounded by land.
Sea
The similarities and differences between places
Region
shows you the four cardinal directions (North,East,South,West) in relation to the objects to the map.
Compass
The largest continent by land mass and with the most people.
Asia
A large area of land that has little to no trees
Plain
A large body of fresh standing water that is completely surrounded by land.
Lake
Describes how people, goods, information and culture got to a particular place
Movement
Imaginary lines that run east and west-the Equator is line of latitude.
Latitude Lines
Pieces of the Earth's crust that move and fit together like puzzle pieces.
Tectonic Plates
The difference between a mountain and a plateau.
A plateau is flat on the top but both rise above the surrounding terrain.
A sea is salt water and partially surrounded by land while a lake is fresh water and completely surrounded by land.
Absolute location uses latitude and longitude lines while relative location is in relation to other places
Imaginary lines that run north and south- from the north pole to the south pole.
Longitude lines
Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides but connected to a larger landmass
Peninsula