Week 16
Earth's Diameter
8,000 miles
A pit or excavation in the earth from which metallic ores, mineral substances, and other fossil bodies are taken by digging
Mine
the vast body of water that covers more than three-fifths of the surface of the globe, also called the sea
Ocean
Capital of South Dakota
Pierre
A row of mountains
mountain range
Earth's Circumference
a tract of land overrun with heath; a marsh; a fen; ground covered with stagnant water
Moor
the top of a hill or mountain, ending in a point
peak
Capital of Costa Rica
San Jose
materials found in nature, such as land, forests, and minerals, that have economic value
natural resources
name ONE Mountain Range in Europe
Apls, Apennines, Carpathian Alps, Caucasus, Elbrus, Mont Blanc, Pyrenees, Ural
a large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude
Mountain
a gap in a mountainous area suitable for passing through; a means of passage through a rugged area
Pass
Capital of Jamaica
Kingston
The distance of any place on the globe from another place, eastward or westward; the distance of any place from a given meridian
longitude
Name ONE body of water in Europe
gUIDE PG 237
A line of connected mountain ranges
Mountain Chain
ground covered with grass appropriated for the food of cattle
Pasture
Capital of Argentina
Buenos Aires
Dell
Vilnius
the opening or entrance of a cave, pit, well or den
Mouth
small fertile area in a desert, irrigated by natural springs or other source of fresh water
Oasis
Capital of Estonia
Tallinn
An enclosed or partially enclosed shallow body of slat water divided from the ocean by low sandy dunes or a coral reef
Lagoon