Continents & Oceans
What is the largest continent?
Asia
What direction is opposite north?
South
A low area of land between hills or mountains is called a ______.
Valley
What is a large body of salt water that covers much of Earth's surface?
Ocean
The Sahara is an example of what geographic feature?
Desert
What ocean is located between North America and Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
What direction is directly opposite of northeast on the compass?
Southwest
A flat area of land that is generally higher than the land around it is called a ______.
Plateau
What is a large stream of flowing water that usually empties into another body of water?
River
The Himalayas are an example of what geographic feature?
Mountain range
What continent is directly south of Europe?
Africa
If you travel from Mexico to the United States, what general direction are you traveling?
North
Which landform is almost completely surrounded by water?
Peninsula
What is a smaller body of salt water that is partially enclosed by land?
Sea
Hawaii consists of many islands. It can therefore be described as what?
Archipelago
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
You are standing in Europe. If you travel northwest, which continent would you eventually reach?
Asia
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas is called an ______.
Isthmus
What is a human-made waterway that connects two bodies of water?
Canal
This feature in Panama allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. What type of feature is it?
Canal
Name the five oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
What are the four ordinal (intermediate) directions?
Northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
A group or chain of islands is called an ______.
Archipelago
What landform can form where a river deposits sediment as it reaches a larger body of water?
Delta
When the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea, it deposits sediment. What geographic feature is this?
Delta