Landforms
Bodies of Water
Latitude
Longitude
Continents
100
A group of chain of islands
Archipelago
100
Land entirely surrounded by water.
Island
100
All Meridians meet at the ________________.
Poles
100
The __________________ is 0º longitude.
Prime Meridian
100
How many continents are there?
Seven
200
Narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of water and connects two larger pieces of land.
Isthmus
200
Wetland of fresh or salt water with reeds and a variety of plant life.
Swamp
200
Refer to your Globe Packet, page 8. What lines of latitude is Casey's Island between.
50ºN and 20ºN
200
Refer to your Globe packet, page 8. What lines of longitude are the rocks in between?
90ºE and 80ºE
200
What continent do you live in?
North America
300
One of Earth's principal landmasses: Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, North America, South America, Antartica
Continents
300
Large inland body of fresh water or salt water.
Lake
300
Which is farther from the equator 30ºS or - 30ºN
Neither, they are the same distance.
300
Refer to your Globe packet, page 66. What city is located at 43ºN 88ºW
Milwaukee
300
What continent is South of Asia? ** HINT: refer to the continents map provided by the teacher
Australia
400
An elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. Smaller than a plateau, but larger than a butte.
Mesa
400
Area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land.
Bay
400
Lines of Latitude are measured in units called ____________.
degrees
400
They are measured in units called ___________.
degrees
400
If you are traveling from Africa to Australia, what Ocean would you sail on?
Indian Ocean
500
A triangular deposit of silt, sand, and small rocks at the mouth of a river.
delta
500
Shallow body of water along a coast but protected from the ocean.
Lagoon
500
Meridians of Latitude are measured _____________ and ______________ of the equator.
North and South
500
Meridians of Longitude are measured ________________ and __________________ of the Prime Meridian.
East and West
500
If you sail from South America to Antartica, what ocean will you sail on?
Atlantic Ocean
M
e
n
u