Geography Vocabulary
U.S. Weekly Facts
Geography Vocabulary
Continents
Oceans
100
A map that shows landmarks like mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other permanent geographic features.
What is a physical map?
100
the youngest girl the sail the world solo
Who is Abby Sunderland?
100
the production of maps
What is cartography?
100
the continent we live on
What is North America?
100
an ocean that starts with the letter "P"
What is the Pacific Ocean?
200
The study of the Earth and the Earth's surface, including climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, and land areas.
What is geography?
200
a direction that follows goes east to west
What is horizontal?
200
map that shows boundaries between political units like countries, states, provinces, and territories.
What is a political map?
200
the 7 landmasses on a globe
What is a continent?
200
the type of map that would represent an ocean
What is a physical map?
300
one-half of the globe or Earth
What is the hemisphere?
300
one of the first founders of modern geography
Who is Alexander Von Humboldt?
300
shows directions on a map like north, south, east, and west.
What is a compass rose?
300
the continent south of the one we live on
What is South America?
300
the ocean that is west of North America
What is the Pacific Ocean?
400
the imaginary lines that measure distance in north or south from the equator
What is lines of longitude?
400
the direction that goes north and south
What is vertical?
400
the imaginary lines that measure distance in east or west from the prime meridian
What is lines of latitude?
400
a continent that begins with the letter E
What is Europe?
400
the ocean that is east of Africa
What is the Indian Ocean?
500
the meridian that is designated zero degree longitude, from which all other longitudes are measured.
What is prime meridian?
500
people who make maps are also known as ___________
What is a cartographer?
500
shows symbols that represent man-made or natural features on a map
What is a legend?
500
a continent with only 4 letters in the name
What is Asia?
500
70% of the Earth is made up of ______________
What is water
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