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World History; WT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |