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Geo Terms
Bodies of Water
Landforms
Ocean or Sea?
Random
100
The study of the physical world and how people interact with it.
Geography
100
A large body of salt water (not an ocean) is known as WHAT?? (Ex: Aegean, Black, Red)
A sea.
100
Rise above land and usually have steep sides
MOUNTAINS
100
How many oceans does the Earth have?
Four
100
Name the cardinal directions.
North, South, East, and West
200
Word for aspects of weather like temperature, rainfall, and wind that measured over time in an area.
Climate
200
When a sea or ocean cuts into a mass of land it is called __________?
A gulf
200
What is a row of connecting mountains?
A mountain range
200
Name the four oceans:
the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Arctic, and the Indian
200
What are the three largest countries in the world?
1. Russia 2. China 3. United States
300
A three dimensional model of the Earth.
A globe
300
A smaller version of a gulf
A bay
300
What are areas that are mostly flat with very few trees?
Plains
300
Ocean or Sea? Mediterranean
Sea
300
What do we call the star symbol with the cardinal directions on a map?
A compass rose
400
Lines that form a grid on a globe or a map.
Longitude and Latitude
400
A body of water completely surrounded by water
A lake
400
What is a landmass completely surrounded by water?
An island
400
Which one is an ocean? Arctic or Antarctic
Arctic
400
Name three of seven continents:
Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Antarctic, Africa
500
Landmasses and bodies of water are called...
Physical Features
500
Rivers begin at ________________ and end at _____________.
a mouth, a source
500
A landmass surrounded by water on THREE sides.
A peninsula
500
Name two seas:
Could be: Mediterranean Caribbean Black Red Baltic Aegean Adriatic Arabian
500
A smaller stream that runs into a river is called a
Tributary