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Compass Rose with Cardinal Directions
A circle that has North, East, South, and West (they can have NE, NW, SE, and SW).
Geography
The study of Earth's landforms.
Lines of Latitude
Made up lines that go from East to West.
Lines of Longitude
Made up lines that run from North to South.
Equator
A the middle line of latitude.
Prime Meridian
The middle line of longitude.
Scale
How many miles long something on a map is in real life (accurate).
Distortion (on a map)
When something is not correctly depicted on a map.
Key (on a map)
Something on the side of a map that tells you what the symbols on a map mean.
Archipelago
A certain place in the sea where there a lot of islands.
Bay
A certain place where the land curves inward.
Canal
A man-made passage through land for ships to go through.
Cape (in geography)
A strip of land jutting out into the ocean.
Delta
A fertile area of a river where it spreads out and empties into another body of water.
Fjord
A strip of sea surrounded by cliffs. This was made by a glacier.
Gulf
Little sea that is half-3/4 surrounded by land.
Harbor
A place where boats are protected from rough waters.
Island
A relatively small piece of land completely surrounded by water.
Isthmus
A narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land.
Lake
A body of fresh water.
Loch
Scottish for lake.
Peninsula
Piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Sea
Place in the ocean partly surrounded by land.
Strait
Tributary
A river that flows into a larger river.