Geography ABCs
these can show the Earth, continents, countries, states, oceans, towns, and other landforms
What is a map or globe?
Find North America on the map
location
a piece of land surrounded by water
What is an island?
things in nature that people use
What are natural resources?
the word used when you save or protect nature
What is conserve?
this map shows shows names of places and their borders
What is a political map?
The smallest continent
What is Australia?
large area of flat land
What is a plain?
hurt the environment, dirty it and put harmful chemicals in the earth
What is pollution?
explains the pictures and colors on a map
What is a map key?
this map shows features such as mountain ranges, plains and deserts
What is a physical map?
The largest continent
What is Asia?
raised area with a flat top
What is a plateau?
pouring chemicals into water
What is water pollution?
picture or colors on a map
a set of lines that cross each other to make squares all over a map
What is a grid?
The seven continents
What are Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, Antarctica, North America and South America?
large raised area with a sharp peak
What is a mountain?
smoke and fumes being let out into the air
What is air pollution?
The name of our continent
What is North America?
It shows north, south, east and west on a map
What is a compass rose?
The 5 oceans
What are Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern?
a flowing body of water with land on either side
What is a river?
cutting down too many trees and throwing trash on the ground
What is land pollution?
The ocean we swim in if we go to the beach in New Jersey
What is the Atlantic?