Our Earth1st Quarter

Vocabulary Review

1. Using latitude and longitude, the exact spot on the Earth where a place

is found.

2. One half of the globe

3. Point on compass rose--NE,NW,SE,SW

4. Imaginary lines that run east to west around the globe;

parallels

5. Imaginary lines that run north and south; meridians

6. These maps show the boundaries of states and

nations.

7. Lists and explains the symbols/colors used on a

map.

8. A body of land surrounded by water on three sides

9. A stream or river that leads into a larger river.

10. A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of

water.

11. On a map, these may stand for capital cities, natural

resources, airports, etc.

12. Height above sea level

13. Low land between hills or mountains.

14. Land surrounded by water on all sides.

15. Having no direct access to the sea.

16. A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding

land.

17. A series or chain of islands.

18. A large landmass above water on earth

19. A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the

end of a river.

20. A large flat area of land that usually doesn’t have any

trees.

* 21 A pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or

lake.

*22 The location of one place in relation to other places.

*23 Imaginary line at 0º latitude

* 24 Imaginary line at 0º longitude

Someone painted a line on the ground in Greenwich, England. These kids have one foot in the Western Hemisphere and one foot in the Eastern hemisphere.

*25 Part of an ocean partially enclosed by land

*26 A narrow strip of land connecting two larger

landmasses.

*27 Where a river begins

Lake Tana--the beginning of the Blue Nile River

*28 A spot of fertile land in a desert, supplied with water by

a well or spring.

*29 The place where a river flows into a lake or ocean.