Land
elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit, generally smaller then a mountain
What is a hill.
a large powerful waterfall
What is a cataract
tells what information will be found on a map
What is a title?
this type of map shows landforms, bodies of water and elevation
What is a physical map?
Imaginary line that divides world into an Eastern and Western Hemisphere
What is the (Prime Meridian)
land with steep sides that rises sharply (1000 feet or more) from surrounding land, generally larger and more rugged than a hill
What is a mountain
part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay? - (There's one between Florida and Mexico)
What is a (Gulf)?
this is used to figure distance on a map
What is a scale?
this features show hows much above or below sea level a feature is.
What is - (Elevation)
Geographers study these so they can identify the larger areas that have common characteristics
What are regions?
A body of land jutting into a body of water or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
What is a peninsula.
an area of land that is saturated by water
What is a swamp?
symbols used to understand a map
What is a legend/key.
this type of map shows man-made boundaries, cities, regions etc.
What is a political map?
an area of land that has its own government
What is a country?
an area of lowland usually between hills or mountains.
What is a valley
the average level of the ocean's surface used as a reference for elevation on a map
What is sea level?
this is used to determine direction on a map
What is a compass rose?
these types of maps show more specialized information such as land usage or ocean depth charts?
What is (thematic maps)
a large land mass (there are 7 of them)
What is a continent?
a raised flat area of land
What is a plateau
flat, low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth?
What is a (delta)
Symbol used to mark a capital city on a map
What is a star?
this time of map uses contour lines to show elevation and land contour
What is a topographical map?
these imaginary lines create a grid system that helps define absolute locations on the earth
What are longitude and latitude lines?