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34 Cards in this Set

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basin
a depression in the surface of the land; some basins are filled with water
bay
a part of the sea or lake that extends into the land
border
the location where one place touches another place at the boundary
canyon
a deep narrow valley with steep sides; often has a stream flowing through it
cardinal direction
one of the four main directions known as north, south, east, and west
compass rose
a small drawing on a map used to show directions
continent
a huge area of land (there are 7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica
delta
A triangular shaped plain at the mouth of a river
eastern hemisphere
half of the earth, east of the Prime Meridian
equator
a line drawn on maps and globes that circles the Earth exactly halfway between the North Pole and South Pole
glacier
a huge, slow-moving mass of ice and snow
globe
a spherical model of the Earth
hemisphere
the name given to any half of the Earth
hill
an area that rises above surrounding land and has a rounded top; lower and usually less steep than a mountain
island
an area of land completely surrounded by water
isthmus
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land
latitude
distance measured in degrees north and south of the Equator; used to locate places on the Earth
longitude
distance measured in degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian used to locate places on the Earth
meridian
another name for a line of longitude
mountain
an area that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above surrounding land; usually wide at the bottom and rising to a narrow peak or ridge
northern hemisphere
half of the Earth; north of the Equator
North Pole
the most northern place in the world located in the Arctic Ocean
peninsula
an area of land almost completely surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by an isthmus
plain
a large area of flat or gently rolling land
plateau
a large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land
Prime Meridian
a line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England. It is the 0 degree line of longitude from which distances east and west are measured in degrees of longitude.
scale
the relationship between real size and the size used on a map or model.
South Pole
the most southern place in the world located on the continent of Antarctica
southern hemisphere
half of the Earth; south of the Equator
strait
a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water
time zone
a geographic area in which the same standard of time is observed; the Earth is divided into 24 standard time zones
tributary
a river or stream that flows into a larger river
volcano
an opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ashes, and gasses from the Earth's interior escape
western hemishere
half of the Earth, west of the Prime Meridian.