Maps
A model of the Earth
Globe
Any of five major divisions of the great body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of the Earth
Ocean
One of the seven great masses of land on Earth
Continent
A large natural stream of water that flows into a lake or ocean
River
_______are underground lakes or rivers.
Aquifers
To turn or spin on an axis
Rotate
A small area of ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
Bay
Name the Seven Continents
North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Australia
The beginning of a brook or river
Source
The largest lake in the world is Lake _________, in North America.
Superior.
A group of many islands
Archipelago
A narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water
Strait
The largest continent with the most people is:
Asia
The part of a river where its waters flow into some other body of water, usually a lake or ocean, the opening of a harbor or bay into the ocean
Mouth
______ is the name of the deepest lake in the world.
Baikal
An imaginary circle around the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles, which divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator
A deep bay where ships can anchor, unload, and reload
Harbor
The first people to explore and map the entire Earth came from:
Europe
Many smaller rivers and streams called _________ may flow into a big river between its source and its mouth.
Tributaries
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
A piece of land almost surrounded by water or extending far out into the water
Peninsula
List the 5 Major Oceans
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Southern
The Isthmus of Suez connects which two continents?
Asia and Africa
The land around a river system is called the river's ________.
Basin
On what continent can Lake Victoria be found?
Africa