Key Words
Geographic Terms
Just the Facts
100
Globe
What is the most accurate map of the Earth?
100
Sea
What is a large body of water that is smaller than an ocean?
100
Equator
What is the line at 0 degrees latitude?
200
Latitude
What are lines that run from east to west?
200
Island
What is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water?
200
Prime Meridian
What is the line a 0 degrees longitude?
300
Longitude
What are lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole?
300
Delta
What is a piece of land that splits a river into many different rivers?
300
Cardinal Points
What is the four main points on a compass?
400
Physical Features
What are bodies of water and landforms?
400
Peninsula
What is a piece of land that is 3/4 surrounded by water?
400
Compass Rose
What is the symbol on a map the shows all the directions?
500
Geography
What is the study of the earth and the way humans interact with each other?
500
Mouth
Where does the river empty?
500
Intermidiate Points
What are the directions in between the Cardinal Points?