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Geographical Terms 3
Geographical terms m - p
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| map | drawing of the Earth shown on a flat surface. |
| meridian | one of many lines on the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole; used to measure degrees of longitude. |
| mesa | broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau. |
| mountain | land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill. |
| mountain peak | pointed top of a mountain |
| mountain range | a series of connected mountains |
| mouth (of a river) | place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water |
| ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| ocean current | stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean |
| parallel | one of many lines on the global grid that circles the Earth north or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude |
| peninsula | body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water |
| physical feature | characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource |
| plain | area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses |
| plateau | area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet high |
| Prime Meridian | line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole at Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude |
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