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Compass Rose
What is symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions.
Lines of Longitude
What is Imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west
Distortion (on a map)
What is the misrepresentation of shape, area, distance, or direction of or between geographic features when compared to their true measurements on the curved surface of the earth.
Cape (in geography)
A cape is a high point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.
Island
An island is A body of land surrounded by water.
Cardinal Directions:
What is the four cardinal directions are north (N), east (E), south (S), west (W), at 90° angles on the compass rose.
Equator
What is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
Key (Legend)
What is A list of symbols that appear on the map.
Delta
wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated.
The four intercardinal (or ordinal) directions:
What is are formed by bisecting the above, giving: northeast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW) and northwest (NW).
Degrees (as in location)
What is a unit of latitude or longitude used to define points on the earth's surface or on the celestial sphere.
Archipelago
What is A group of islands.
Fjord
A fjord is a long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches far inland.
Lake
a large body of water surrounded by land.
Geography:
What is the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
Prime Meridian
What is geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England.
bay
A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
Gulf
A gulf is a portion of the ocean that penetrates land.
Lock or Loch
loch is a lake or an inlet of the sea.
Lines of Latitude:
What is Lines of Latitude are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south.
Scale (on a map)
What is refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground- map scale.
Canal
an artificial waterway designed for navigation that people could cross the water with boats or ships.
Harbor
A harbor is a body of water sheltered by natural or artificial barriers. Harbors can provide safe anchorage and permit the transfer of cargo and passengers between ships and the shore.
Peninsula
The portion of a land that is nearby water that is connected to a larger body by an isthmus.