Mapping
Never eat shredded wheat is an acronym to help students remember these cardinal directions.
What are north, east, south, and west?
This body of water is made of flowing fresh water and is often found at the bottom of valleys.
What is a river/stream.
Florida is an example of this landform that is surrounded on three sides by water.
What is a penninsula?
Water that rises quickly during a storm.
What is a flood?
This change happens when water or wind break apart rock.
What is weathering?
Named after a flower, this map feature tells you which way is north.
What is a compass rose?
More than 2/3 of the Earth is made up of this salty body of water.
What is the ocean?
A hole or opening in rock or cliffs.
What is a cave?
Magma gets pushed out of this landform, then cools quickly to harden into rock.
What is a volcano?
The process that happens when sand is washed away from a beach by ocean waves.
What is erosion?
Not a tall tale, you use this feature to determine what symbols on a map mean.
What is a legend/key?
This body of water is surrounded on three sides by water.
What is a bay?
Cliffs and canyons often have these flat tops.
What is a plateau?
Earthquakes in the ocean can cause waves to form a wall of water.
What is a tsunami?
Gravity pulls down sand and drops it into piles like sand dunes in this process.
What is deposition?
This model is a map that is round.
What is a globe?
These large masses of ice move slowly and can dig out valleys.
Valleys often have rich soil that is often used for this purpose.
What is farming?
The Earth's plates smash together or rub against each other and cause shaking on the surface during this disaster.
What is an earthquake?
The Earth's crust is pushed up over millions of years to form this tall landform.
What are mountains?
To figure out the distance between two places on a map, you need to use this feature.
What is a scale?
People build this structure to stop water from flowing and create electricity.
What is a dam?
Mountains, volcanoes, and hills often have areas of land that slants up and down.
What is a slope?
This happens when water rushes down a slope and causes mud to slide down.
What is a landslide/mudslide?
A river wears away rock over millions of years to form the steep sides of this landform.
What is a canyon?