Types of Water
A smaller body of salt water is called what?
A sea
a half of the globe is called a what?
a hemisphere
how many oceans are there?
5
Areas that are mostly flat, and cover more than one-third of the world's land area, and they exist on every continent.
Plains
When a portion of the sea is surrounded by land but has a small opening it is called a what?
The imaginary line circles Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole is called the what?
The equator
What ocean is off the coast of New York?
Atlantic Ocean
A row of connected mountains is called a what?
Mountain Range
similar to a gulf, but it is usually smaller is a what?
a bay
The imaginary line runs from North Pole to the South Pole is called the what?
the prime meridian
Pacific Ocean
Between ranges of mountains or hills are low areas called what?
A smaller stream that runs into a river is called a what?
a tributary
The lines that run between the North Pole to the South Pole are called what?
meridians of longitude
Are the oceans connected?
Yes
Land that has water surrounding it on three sides is called a what?
Peninsula
it is where the river empties into a larger body of water, such as an ocean or a lake.
The lines that run east and west around Earth are called what?
parallels of latitude
What is the order of the oceans from largest to smallest?
Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.
Formed when soil is deposited at the mouth of a river, and it is usually shaped like a triangle, or a bird's foot.
a delta