MAPS
The symbol that denotes cardinal directions
Compass rose
Canada's longest river
The Mackenzie River
This mountain range spans eight alpine countries in Europe.
The Alps
The Six-Day War of 1967 was fought between Israel and this Arab State
Palestine
Peaks that form from three aretes
Horns
Any of the broad set of transformations that presents the three-dimensional globe on a two-dimensional plane
Projections
Wasaga Beach, Grand Bend, and Sauble Beach are all popular tourist destinations on this Great Lake.
Lake Huron
The tallest mountains in Canada are located in this National Park Reserve.
Kluane National Park Reserve
A 50-year dispute over Hans Island in the Arctic archipelago came to an end when Canada signed an agreement with this country in 2022.
Denmark
A U-shaped valley terminating in a large body of water, notably found in Newfoundland
Fjord
Alternate terms for latitude and longitude
Parallels and meridians
Water occurring in a natural environment with more salinity than freshwater, but less than seawater
Brackish water
This mountain range is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Caucasus Mountains
In 1975, the Green March forced the Spanish government to hand over control of this territory to the Moroccan military
Western Sahara (Sahrawi Republic)
A long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel
Esker
A thematic map in which colour represents areas in proportion to the density of distribution of the subject
Choropleth map
This type of wetland, common across the Hudson Bay Lowlands, differs from a bog in that it relies on groundwater and runoff for its moisture.
Fen
K2, the world's second highest peak, is part of this range in the Kashmir region of Asia.
Karakoram Range.
This peninsula in the Black Sea is a focal point of the ongoing Ukrainian-Russian conflict
Crimea
A depositional feature on the sides of a glacier's surface, formed by eroding material from surrounding mountains
Lateral moraine
The colour scheme used to organize quantitative data from high to low using a gradient effect
Sequential colour scheme
The largest freshwater lake by volume
Lake Baikal
Over 70 people died in the Frank Slide, a 1903 rockslide off this mountain in Alberta.
Turtle Mountain
Controlled by Japan but claimed by China, these islands in the East China Sea have become more desirable to both nations with the discovery of oil and gas fields underneath
Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands
With a steep stoss side and a gentle lee side, these landforms are often found in groups of over 1000 individuals.
Drumlins