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World History; WT
Question | Answer |
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largest body of salt water on earth: surrounding a continent | ocean |
percentage of the earth covered by this large salt water body | 70% |
Name the four major oceans | Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian |
the largest ocean in the world | Pacific |
second to largest body of salt water. often connected to an ocean | sea |
sea between Europe and Asia | Mediterranean Sea |
sea between Egypt and Saudi Arabia | Red Sea |
sea north of France [Europe] | North Sea |
sea north of Turkey [Asia] | Black Sea |
sea east of the Black Sea | Caspian Sea |
sea north of Poland [Europe] | Baltic Sea |
sea east of Greece [Europe] | Aegean Sea |
sea located south of Saudi Arabia | Arabian Sea |
salt water body, smaller than a sea | gulf |
famous gulf located in Louisiana | Gulf of Mexico |
famous gulf located east of Saudi Arabia | Persian Gulf |
usually smaller than a gulf; partly surrounded by water | bay |
bay located north of Canada | Hudson Bay |
bay located east of India | Bay of Bengal |
a man-made waterway used for irrigation, transportation, drainage, or sewage | canal |
Name some canals in or near Franklin | Franklin Canal, Hanson Canal, Yokley Canal, Baldwin Canal, Calumet Canal, and Inaracostal Canal |
a natural deeper part of a waterway | Channel |
famous channel between Great Britain and France | English Channel |
body of water surrounded by land | lake |
name of famous lakes between U.S. and Canada | Great Lakes |
Name all five Great Lakes | Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario |
place in a desert where water is found | oasis |
inland body of water usually empties into a sea or ocean | river |
the largest river in the United States | Mississippi River |
second to largest river in the world; located in South America | Amazon River |
largest river in the world; located in Africa | Nile River |
name for the place where a river begins | source |
name for the place where a river ends | mouth |
direction one is traveling on a river where going from the source to the mouth | downstream |
direction one is traveling on a river where going from the mouth to the source | upstream |
name for a smaller river flowing into a larger river | tributary |
another term for tributary | branch |