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Landforms
Landforms
A dry area of land with very little rainfall
What is a desert?
This has 7 continents and oceans on it
What is a globe or world map?
This continent is where we all live
What is North America?
This ocean is located in the very top of our globe
What is the Arctic ocean?
This is the imaginary line that runs west to east
What is the equator?
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
What is a peninsula?
This shows climate and weather conditions, like temperature, rain and mountains.
What is a weather map?
This is the coldest continent
What is Antarctica?
This ocean is located in the very bottom of our world map
What is the Southern Ocean?
This is the imaginary line that runs North to South
What is the Prime Meridian?
A small area of land completely surrounded by water
What is an island?
This shows transportation routes and roads in a particular area
What is a road map?
This is the largest continent
What is Asia?
This ocean is along the Eastern coast of America. We go to the beach there
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
These lines run from north to south
What are lines of longitude?
A raised flat area of land
What is a plateau?
This map shows boundaries of countries, states and counties.
What is a political map?
This is the smallest continent. It is also "down under"
What is Australia?
This ocean is located in the western part of the world map, it is closest to California
What is the Pacific Ocean?
These lines run West to East
What are lines of latitude?
A deep, narrow valley, usually with a river flowing through it
What is a canyon?
This map shows naturally made landmarks, like rivers, lakes, and mountains
What is a physical map?
This continent is located in the southern part of the world, but close to where we all live
What is South America?
This ocean is located near Africa
What is the Indian Ocean?
This is the number of continents in the world
What is seven?