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 |