Landforms 1
This is found at the bottom of a map and shows the cardinal and intermediate directions.
What is a compass rose?
What is an ocean?
An area of low land between two mountains or hills, that is "U" or "V" shaped.
What is a valley?
Provide three types of vegetation.
What are plants, flowers, trees, grass, etc.
A mound of raised land that us smaller than a mountain. Usually formed when mountains wear away.
What is a hill?
The Equator is the main line of ____________.
What is latitude?
This water feature usually flows from areas of high elevation to low elevation.
What is a river?
Climate is long term and predictable while weather is short-term and unpredictable.
How does your location based off latitude affect the climate of your region?
The closer you are to the Equator(latitude) the hotter your climate will be.
An inland body of water that is almost practically surrounded by land.
What is a gulf?
Explain the difference between longitude and latitude.
Longitude goes vertically, while latitude goes horizontally.
A narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
What is a strait?
A chain of small islands.
What is an archipelago?
The political name for the state we live in
What is New Jersey?
The main line of longitude is _________________.
What is the Prime Meridian?
A water feature that is typically at the end of a river that has lots of sediment. It resembles a chicken's foot.
What is a delta?
Provide 2 examples of how geography affects where people live.
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