A high, flat area rising steeply above surrounding land
Plateau
Cardinal directions
north, south, east, and west
The line of 0 degrees longitude, it splits the world into eastern and western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Map scale
A tool that helps you judge distance on a map
physical map
A type of map that shows landforms and bodies of water
hemi
Means half in Latin
swamp
an area of low, wet land with trees
Equator
The imaginary circle around the earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles
Intermediate directions
northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest
a high elevation above 2,000 feet
mountain
A sheltered body of water where ships anchor and are safe from the winds and waves of storms at sea.
Harbor
The distance north or south of the equator.
Latitude
Compass Rose
A pointer that shows cardinal and intermediate directions for the map
A deep, narrow valley having high, steep sides or cliffs
Canyon
A part of the sea/ocean extending into the land
Gulf
A large, relatively flat land, often covered by grasses.
Plain
Very dry land that receives 10 inches or less of precipitation a year.
Desert
An area of flat land along a sea/ocean
Coastal plain
map key
part of the map that explains what the symbols represent
A low, bowl-shaped land surrounded by higher land
basin
Hemisphere
either of two halves of the earth
geography
The study of Earth and all of the different kinds of things on it.
A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
Glacier
Land that is almost completely surrounded by water
Peninsula
A type of wetland forming a grassy fringe near river mouths and along coastlines protected from open ocean.
Marsh
Elevation
the height of land above or below sea level
Political map
A type of map that shows cities, states, and countries-it sows boundaries
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Longitude
The shape of the Earth's surface, hills, mountains, plains, plateaus, and basin.
landform
globe
a model of the Earth in a shape of a sphere
An inlet of the sea or some other body of water
Bay
Triangle-shaped land made by soil that drops from a river at its mouth
Delta