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Globe
U.S. Physical Features
Landforms
Oceans and Continents
Vocabulary
100
Equator
What is the 0 degree of latitude also called?
100
Gulf of Mexico
What is the large body of water south of the U.S.?
100
River
What is a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean?
100
seven
How many continents are there?
100
longitude
What are lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole?
200
Prime Meridian
What is the 0 degree of longitude also called?
200
Mississippi or Ohio
What is the name of a large river in the east of the U.S.?
200
Peninsula
What is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?
200
five
How many oceans are there?
200
latitude
What are lines on a map that circle Earth from east to west?
300
West and East
The Prime Meridian divides the earth into the _______ and _______ hemisphere.
300
Appalachian Mountains
What is the mountain range in the east?
300
strait or channel
What is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?
300
Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, N. America, S. Amercia
What are the names of the 7 continents?
300
globe
What is the most accurate map of Earth?
400
They are used to find specific locations on the earth.
What are the lines of latitude and longitude used for on a map?
400
plains
What is a physical feature of the midwest?
400
archipelago
What is a group of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean?
400
Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian
What are the name of the 5 oceans?
400
geographic terms
What are words that describe bodies of water and landforms, like delta and island.
500
Cardinal: North, South, East, West Intermediate: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
What are the cardinal and intermediate coordinates on a compass rose?
500
Rocky Mountains
What is the mountain range in the west that goes into Canada?
500
estuary
What is it called where the river meets the sea or ocean?
500
Asia
What is the largest continent?
500
gegraphy
What is the study of our natural surrounds and humans interact with their surrounds?