Basic Geography
Basic Geography Part 2
More Geography (When will this end?)
Finding Your Way
Potpourri
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Map tool that gives directions

What is a Compass Rose?

100
A huge mass of ice originating from compacted snow.
What is a Glacier?
100
A point of land projecting into a sea or an ocean.
What is a Cape?
100
A measurement of distance east or west of an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England.
What is Longitude?
100

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What is P-e-i-s-t-r-u-p?

200

An arid (dry) region that receives little precipitation.

What is a Desert?

200
An extension of a sea or ocean into the land.
What is a Bay?
200
Usually a shallow part of a river with a fast current.
What are Rapids?
200
A measurement of distance north or south of the equator expressed as degrees.
What is Latitude?
200

This items gives this distance from one place to another on a map.

What is a Scale?

300
A wet, spongy land sometimes partially underwater.
What is a Swamp?
300
A wide, alluvial mouth of a river.
What is a River delta?
300
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.
What is an Isthmus?
300
A measure of distance equal to 1/360th of the circumference of the earth.
What is a Degree?
300
The Prime Meridian is located where on a map?
What is Greenwich, England (0 degrees longitude)?
400
A large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land.
What is a Gulf?
400

An isolated hill or small mountain with steep sides and a flat top.

What is a Butte?

400

An arid, dry region that receives little annual precipitation.

What is a desert?

400
A measure of distance equals to 1/60th of a degree; one degree equals 60 minutes.
What is a Minute?
400
Where is the equator located on a map?
What is Zero degrees latitude?
500
A large, level tract of grassland.
What is a Prairie?
500
An artificial waterway.
What is a Canal?
500

A long projection of land into water, connected to the mainland by an isthmus.

What is a Peninsula?

500
Describes the main idea of the map.
What is a Title?
500
What does a star on a map usually represent?
What is A capital city?
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