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GEOGRAPHIC TERMS
UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBE
PHYSICAL FEATURES
WATER
DEFINITIONS
100
A body of fresh water that is surrounded by land
What is a lake
100
the most accurate map of Earth
What is a globe
100
The United States is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and __________
What is the Gulf of Mexico
100
The number of oceans on Earth
What is five
100
The study of our natural surrounds and how we interact with them
What is geography
200
A smaller stream that feeds into a river
What is a tributary
200
the four main points on a compass
What are cardinal points (or directions)
200
Largest mountain range in North America
What is the Rocky Mountains
200
The largest bodies of water on Earth are called
What are oceans
200
words that describe bodies of water and landforms, like gulf and valley
What is geographic terms
300
land surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula
300
a symbol on a map that shows directions is called
What is a compass rose
300
This area was once a natural grassland where buffalo roamed. It stretches from Canada to Texas.
What is the Great Plains
300
Ocean that touches both Asia and North America
What is the Pacific Ocean
300
lines on a map that circle Earth from east to west
What is latitude
400
soil deposited at the mouth of a river
What is a delta
400
The line at 0 degrees latitude is called
What is the Equator
400
The largest river in the United States
What is the Mississippi River
400
Smaller body of salt water
What is a sea
400
bodies of water and landforms, such as the Gulf of Mexico
What are physical features
500
part of a sea or an ocean that cuts into a mass of land
What is a gulf
500
The line at 0 degrees longitude is called
What is the Prime Meridian
500
This flows from Lake Ontario into the Atlantic Ocean, and forms part of the border between Canada and the United States.
500
The ocean people living on the Eastern Coast of the U.S. would swim in
What is the Atlantic Ocean
500
lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole
What is longitude