Land
Water
Mix
Map Reading
5 Themes of Geography
100
elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit, generally smaller then a mountain
What is a hill.
100
a chain of rocks, coral or sand at or near the surface of the water?
What is a reef
100
A deep and narrow valley with relatively steep walls.
What is a canyon.
100
this shows the four cardinal directions to help give direction on a map
What is a compass rose
100
Imaginary line that divides world into an Eastern and Western Hemisphere
What is the (Prime Meridian)
200
land with steep sides that rises sharply (1000 feet or more) from surrounding land, generally larger and more rugged than a hill
What is a mountain
200
part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay? -
What is a (Gulf)
200
one of the seven large landmasses on the Earth.
What is a Continent
200
this features show hows much above or below sea level a feature is.
What is - (Elevation)
200
Geographers study these so they can identify the broad patterns of larger areas
What are regions
300
A body of land jutting into a body of water or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
What is a peninsula.
300
wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other, deep part of river or waterway?
What is a (Channel)
300
A Mountain or Hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth.
What is a Volcano.
300
this features shows relationship between distance on the map and on earth.
What is (scale)
300
These make up the three subsections of Human Environment Interaction
What is to (Depend, Adapt, Modify the Environment)
400
an area of lowland usually between hills or mountains.
What is a valley
400
narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water? - (Strait)
What is a (Strait)
400
a small area found within a desert where water and vegetation can be found.
What is an Oasis
400
these types of maps show more specialized information such as land usage or ocean depth charts?
What is (thematic maps)
400
Location can involve these two different forms
What is (Absolute and Relative Location)
500
a grouping of Islands. (I.E. Hawaii or Japan)
What is an archipelago
500
flat, low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth?
What is a (delta)
500
a narrow stretch of land connecting two large land areas.
What is an Isthmus.
500
when reality is shown incorrectly on a map often from taking a 3-D object and making it 2-D?
What is to distort
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