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Name that Term
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What is the term for ocean water partly surrounded by land?
a gulf
100
What term names a long piece of land with water on three sides?
a peninsula
100
The five oceans of the world are ______
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern
100
What is an archipelago?
a string or chain of islands
100
This term means "ordinary" and "without decoration", but it also names a flat, treeless piece of land. What is it?
a plain
200
What is the term for a narrow man-made waterway?
a canal
200
What is the term for a narrow strip of land that joins two larger land masses?
an isthmus
200
A map that shows what the earth's surface looks like is called a _____________
physical map
200
Name a famous cape and explain what the term means.
Cape Cod, Cape Canaveral A cape is a point of land that extends into a sea or lake
200
On what type of map would you find information about the weather in an area?
a climate map
300
A large mass of ice, moving slowly, is called ______
a glacier
300
What is an island?
a small body of land completely surrounded by water
300
A map that shows how the earth is divided into cities, countries, etc., is called a ________________________
political map
300
What term names a triangular shaped piece of land formed at the mouth of a large river?
a delta
300
This term means "a noise", but it also names a channel separating two bodies of water or an island from the mainland.
a sound
400
How is a glacier different from an iceberg?
A glacier is found on land, and an iceberg floats in the ocean.
400
What is the term for a narrow inlet of water with very steep sides?
a fjord
400
A map that shows the economy and natural resources of an area is called a _______________
economic map
400
What is the term for a deep valley or crevice in the earth?
a canyon
400
How are a mesa and a butte alike? How are they different?
A mesa is larger than a butte. They both have flat tops and steel vertical sides. Erosion eventually reduces a mesa to a butte.
500
What is a geyser?
a spring from which boiling water and steam erupt and spout out into the air.
500
What is the term for a visible hill with steep often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top?
a butte
500
What are the seven continents of the world?
North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania
500
What is a volcano?
an opening in the earth from which lava and gas spew out
500
When is the geography terms quiz - next week, next month, or next year?
next week