Landforms
an extremely dry area with little water and few plants.
desert
lines that are always parallel to the equator
lines of Latitude
tells us what kind of map it is
title
a large body of water
ocean
Half of the world is called
a hemisphere
an area of land surrounded entirely by water
island
another name for a line of longitude
meridians
another name for the map key is the
legend
a natural flow of water that runs through the land
river
lines that run from east to west are called
parallels
an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean
peninsula
another name for a line of latitude
parallel
shows N,S,E, and W on a map
compass rose
an inland body of water
lake
lines that run from north to south are called
meridians
a narrow piece of land connecting two larger land masses
isthmus
an imaginary line at zero degrees that runs from north to south is the
prime meridian
a map that shows land and water ( physical features) on the Earth
physical map
a large part of the ocean that extends into land
gulf
lines of latitude measure from 0 degrees to ___ degrees
90 degrees
an area where a river deposits soil into the ocean
delta
using lines of latitude and longitude help find
absolute location
a map that shows names and borders of countries and states
political map
a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
strait
The prime meridian runs through _______, England
Greenwich