Geography Vocabulary Flashcards

A network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image.

An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.

<p>An imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the North and South poles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lines that run east and west, horizontally and never touch or cross; latitude lines are parallels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To measure temperature, latitude, longitude, right ascension, and declination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Imaginary lines that pass through the Poles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The middle line of longitude, measuring 0 and dividing the globe into eastern and western hemispheres.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Another name for lines of longitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sections of the Earth divided by the equator and Prime Meridian (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the principal land masses of the Earth, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bodies of land surrounded by water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent, covering 2/3 of the Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A flat diagram of all or part of the Earth's surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A tool on a map showing cardinal (N, E, S, W) and intermediate (NE, SE, NW, SW) directions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It gives distances in miles and kilometers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It explains what the symbols on a map represent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A large, flat, elevated area of land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An extremely dry area with little water and few plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area in the desert with a water source.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A large area of slow-moving ice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area of low land between hills or mountains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A deep, narrow valley with steep walls.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hill of sand shaped by wind.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A nearly flat area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An opening in the Earth's crust where lava, ash, and gases erupt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area of land near the ocean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area of densely wooded land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An inland body of water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A natural flow of water that runs through the land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area of land covered by shallow water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area where a river deposits soil into the ocean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A large part of the ocean that extends into land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ocean ridge made up of skeletal remains of tiny sea animals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean.</p> Signup and view all the answers