Geography Terms DR
Order by
26 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Archipelago | a group or chain of islands |
| Area | the amount of surface a certain geographic feature covers |
| Bay | a small body of water extending into land, usually smaller than a gulf |
| Border/Boundary | a line where one place or thing starts and another ends |
| cape | a point of land extending into water, usually smaller than a peninsula |
| Capital | the location of a seat of governments |
| Cardinal directions | the four major directions, north, south, east, west |
| circle | an imaginary line of latitude either north (Artic) or south (Antarctic) of the equater |
| City | a community with many people |
| coast | the land along the end of an ocean or sea, the shore of a sea or ocean |
| compass/compass rose | instrument or map drawing use to show direction |
| contiquous | the group of 48 states that are linked together |
| country | the people who live in a nation or country |
| degree | a point of measurement for lines of latitude and longitude |
| delta | a low, fan shaped area of soil termed alluvial at a river's mouth |
| desert | a land area with little or no precipitation and few plants |
| distance | the space between two points on the earth's surface |
| elevation | height of land above sea level |
| equator | an imaginary line of latitude that divides the world into two equal parts |
| Gulf | a part of a sea or ocean that extends into land |
| hemisphere | one of the four half circles of the earth, northern, southern, eastern and western, half of the earth usually referred to as eastern or western; northern or southern |
| intermediate directions | the four directions that lie between the major or cardinal directions North-east, North-west, south-east, south-west |
| international date line | The line of longitude 180 degrees east and west of the prime meridian along which the date changes by one day. , An imaginary line that for the most part follows 180° longitude. When you cross the International Date Line heading east (toward America), the clock moves back 24 hours, or one entire day. When you go west (toward Asia), the calendar moves ahead one day. |
| Island | An area of land completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water than connects two larger areas of land |
| Key/Legend | a part of a map that explains what the symbols mean |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.