Landforms
Lower than mountains but higher than surrounding areas
Hills
How many oceans are there?
5
Very small body of water surrounded completely by land (smaller than a lake.) You may have one in your neighborhood!
Pond
How many continents are there?
7
What is a globe?
A round model of the earth (shows continents and oceans)
An area of raised land that is flat on top
Plateau
What is the largest ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
Land surrounded by water on all 4 sides
Island
What continent do we live on?
North America
The driest, coldest, and windiest continent on earth
Antarctica
A very large piece of ice floating in water.
Glacier
What is the northern most ocean?
Arctic Ocean
This ocean borders California.
Pacific Ocean
What is the largest continent?
Asia
Are lines of latitude horizontal (sideways) or vertical (tall) ?
Horizontal
Huge hills of sand formed by wind in the desert
Sand Dunes
What is the Southern most ocean?
The Southern Ocean
Rank ocean, pond, river, and gulf from largest body of water to smallest body of water.
Ocean, gulf, river, pond
Australia
Give an example of a smaller piece of a continent. Remember, continent, country, .....
Country- USA
State- PA
Give an example of a peninsula
Florida
What ocean borders the coast to the east of us?
Atlantic Ocean
Name 2 of the 3 rivers in Pittsburgh.
Allegheny and Monongahela! They meet to form the Ohio River.
Name two continents BELOW the equator.
South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
What is the difference between the Prime Meridian & Equator. (Give direction of each & what hemispheres they separate)
Prime Meridian- vertical, east and west
Equator- horizontal, north and south