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6th gd. geography
5 themes & maps
Question | Answer |
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Delta | land made of silt, left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water. |
Dessert | A dry enviornment with few plants and animals |
Gulf | part of an ocean that extends into land. |
Harbor | a sheltered place along the coast |
Island | body of land surrounded by water. |
Isthmus | narrowstrip of land that connects two bodies of water |
Land Locked | surrounded by land |
Mouth | where river empties into a larger body of water |
Ocean | large body of salt water |
Peninsula | body of land nearly surrouned by water. |
River | stream of water that flows across land and empties into another body of water. |
Source | starting part of a river. |
Strait | a narrow water way that connects two larger bodies |
Valley | area of low land between hills & mountains |
Plateau | area of elevated flat land |
Plain | a large area of nearly flat land |
Political Map | shows information such as cities countries or states |
Physical Map | shows earths natural features |
Elevation Map | uses color to show height and land above sea level |
Relief Map | kind of physical map that changes elevation |
Historical Map | shows information about past events and where they took place |
Distribution Map | shows things such as languages, religion, population, rain fall and distributed through out the area. |