Geographic Features
This is a low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.
What is a valley?
This continent is home to the Amazon Rainforest.
What is South America?
Mount Everest lies between Nepal and Tibet on this continent.
What is Asia?
This is the movement of people from one place to another.
What is migration?
This is the largest and deepest ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This tall natural feature is higher than a hill and often has a peak.
What is a mountain?
This is the only continent that is also a country.
What is Australia?
The Mississippi River flows through this continent.
What is North America?
People often migrate to escape war, find jobs, or for this environmental reason.
What is climate change (or natural disasters)?
This navigation tool shows direction and is commonly found on both physical and political maps.
What is a compass (or compass rose)?
This dry area receives less than 10 inches of rain per year.
What is a desert?
The Sahara Desert is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
The Great Rift Valley is found here.
What is Africa?
This supercontinent existed over 200 million years ago.
What is Pangaea?
A political map shows boundaries, cities, and these.
What are countries (or states)?
This is a large natural stream of water that flows into an ocean or sea.
What is a river?
The longest mountain range in the world stretches along this continent’s western coast.
What is South America?
The Alps mountain range is located on this continent.
What is Europe?
The theory explaining how Earth’s continents drifted apart.
What is plate tectonics?
The ocean located between Africa and Australia.
What is the Indian Ocean?
This flat, elevated landform has steep sides and a flat top.
What is a plateau?
This continent has the most countries.
Africa
The Ural Mountains separate Europe from this other continent.
What is Asia?
Migration from rural areas to cities is called this.
What is urbanization?
A physical map shows mountains, rivers, and this type of land.
What is terrain (or landforms)?