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Oceans and Continents
Capitals/States, Geography
Geography Vocab
Geography vocab
Potpourri
100
Arctic
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
100
Juneau
What is the capital of Alaska
100
measure of distance north or south of the equator
What is latitude?
100
height above sea level
What is elevation?
100
ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding actual distance
What is a scale?
200
Pacific
What is the largest ocean in the world?
200
Columbus
What is the capital of Ohio?
200
0 degrees longitude, opposite the prime meridian
What is Tropic of Cancer?
200
the study of the physical features of earth
What is geography?
200
lagging behind other states, behind the times, nickname for NC
What is Rip van Winkle State?
300
ocean off the east of NC coast
What is Atlantic
300
Rip van Winkle State, Valley of Humility, A vale of humanity between two mountains of conceit
What are nicknames for NC?
300
measure of distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
What is longitude?
300
underwater plain extending out from a continent
What is continental shelf?
300
an exaggerated interest/allegiance to local matters/one's own region
What is sectionalism?
400
shoal
What is an area of shallow water
400
pertaining to the city
What is urban?
400
about 23 degrees south of the equator
What is Tropic of Capricorn?
400
a shallow body of water between the Outer Banks and the mainland
What is a sound?
400
23 degrees
What is Tropic of Cancer?
500
cape
What is part of the barrier islands that juts far out into the ocean
500
Cape Fear River
What is a NC river that does not flow into a sound?
500
180 degrees longitude; opposite the Prime Meridian
What is International Date Line?
500
a place where the ocean flows between the Outer Banks toward the mainland
What is an inlet?
500
winter/summer solstice
What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer?