World Geography
Name the 5 oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and the Arctic
What type of map shows weather patterns like which areas receive more rainfall or snow, or which have dry weather.
A Climate map
This part of the map tells you what the map is about. Hint the 'T' in BOLTSS
Title
What is the definition of Latitude?
An imaginary line the circles the globe from east to west.
What landform is this describing?
a body of land surrounded by water.
Island
What Landform is this describing?
These landforms are known for their explosive nature.
Volcanos
What are the seven continents
North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Anarctica
What type of map would show you how to get to a certain location?
A Road Map
The section of the map that shows you what different symbols represent?
HINT: 'L'
Legend
What is the definition of Longitude?
An imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south.
What landform is this describing?
a landform shaped like a triangle, created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water.
River Delta
What Landform is this describing?
a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments
Beach
This line divides the globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The Equator
This map shows geographical landforms.
A Physical Map
This part of a map tells you the distance between places.
Distance scale.
A large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife.
What landform is this describing?
There is less oxygen at the top of these high altitude landforms.
Mountains
What Landform is this describing?
These landforms are found between mountains or hills.
Valleys
What is a Hemisphere?
a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves
What type of map shows country borders
A political Map
This part of a map divides the map into smaller sections.
Grid.
Name 5 major types of Biomes
aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra.
What landform is this describing?
These landforms are like a valley, but have very steep sides. They are usually formed by rivers
Canyons
What landform is this describing?
tall, flat-topped, steep-sided towers of rock.
Buttes
What line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian/The Greenwich Meridian
What type of map shows differences in elevation and changes in landscape with the help of contour lines
A Topographic map
This part of the map helps you determines direction. Name the 4 directions too.
Compass
North, East, South, West
What is a Globe?
A 3D model of the Earth
What landform is this describing?
A single great stone that stands at the center of the park. A famous example is Uluru.
Monolith
What landform is this describing?
A body of water completely surrounded by land.
lake