Cartography
This is a feature on most maps that indicates North, as well as the other cardinal directions
Compass Rose
This line of latitude separates the northern and southern hemispheres of the earth
The equator
Name for the crustal plates comprising the earth's outer layer
Tectonic Plates
This is a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
Peninsula
The largest of Canada's physiographic (landform) regions
The Canadian Shield
This feature of most maps shows what a distance on the map represents in reality
Scale
This line of longitude runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and (among other places) intersects the London neighbourhood of Greenwich in England
The Prime Meridian
Types of rock created over extremely long periods of time by forces of heat and pressure deep in the earth's crust
Metamorphic
This refers to a narrow piece of land connecting two larger land masses
An isthmus
This region is characterized by forests upon the much faded, very ancient and weathered mountain range
Appalachian Region
This is a type of map designed to convey information about some kind of human or cultural trends
Thematic Map
If I'm in Australia, the first part of my latitude and longitude coordinates will feature these 2 letters, in this order
S, E
Type of rock formed from erosion of other rocks and the deposits of dirt, rocks and sand left along rivers and watercourses
Sedimentary
Bogs, Fens, Swamps and Marshes can all be referred to as...
Wetlands
The Innuitian Mountains in this regions are the result of sedimentary rock being pushed up by geological pressure
The Arctic
A map showing the topography of a region would best be classified as this type of map
Physical
The Antemeridian somewhat follows this designated, and disjointed North/South designation that runs through the Pacific Ocean
International Dateline
Rock created from cooled lava
Igneous
Cold treeless landscape with scrubby vegetation and permafrost
Tundra
This region is characterized by the countries highest and most prominent mountain ranges
The Western Cordillera
This map projection is criticized because while it maintains a good representation of the shape of land masses, it distorts their size
Mercator Projection
This is found at 66° 34' N
The Arctic Circle
Glaciers, wind, water and animal traffic all impact the rock cycle by causing this...
Erosion
a cluster of islands such as Canada's arctic
Archipelago
This region was created by retreating ice fields, the soils they deposited and the large lakes left behind as meltwater
St. Lawrence Lowlands