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5th Grade Geography
Vocabulary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean | archipelago |
| a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf) | bay |
| a man-made waterway used for transportation or irrigation | canal |
| a deep valley with very steep sides | canyon |
| a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake or river | cape |
| a map maker | cartographer |
| a design on a map that shows direction | compass rose |
| the directions "north," "south," "east," and "west" | cardinal directions |
| the directions "north east," "north west," "south east," and "south west" | intermediate directions |
| a very large land mass or "Africa," "Asia," "North America," "South America," "Australia," and "Antarctica" | continent |
| a small horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast | cove |
| a low watery land formation at the mouth of a river | delta |
| a very dry area of land | desert |
| an imaginary line around the Earth, halfway between the north and south pole | Equator |
| where a river meets the sea or ocean | estuary |
| a long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs | fjord |
| the study of the Earth's surface | geography |
| a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above ground | geyser |
| a slowly moving river of ice | glacier |
| a raised area or mound of land | hill |
| a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land, usually larger than a bay | gulf |
| land that is surrounded by water | island |
| a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses, and surrounded by water on two sides | isthmus |
| a small table accompanying a map that explains the symbols used | key or legend |
| a shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast and separated from the ocean by a strip of land | lagoon |
| a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides | lake |
| imaginary lines that run east-west around the earth | parallel of latitude |
| imaginary lines that pass through the North and South Poles, running north-south | meridian of longitude |
| a graphic representation of a place | map |
| the ratio between the distance between two points found on a map as compared to the actual distance between these two points in the real world | map scale |
| a type of freshwater, brackish water, or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, ponds, lakes, and coasts | marsh |
| land that is very tall and higher than the surrounding land | mountain |
| a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent | ocean |
| a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides | peninsula |
| a map that shows the natural physical features of an area | physical map |
| large areas of flat land | plain |
| a large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land | plateau |
| a map that shows cultural features, like boundaries of countries, states, provinces, and cities | political map |
| a small body of water surrounded by land-smaller than a lake | pond |
| a wide flat area of land that has grass and only a few trees | prairie |
| the meridian of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England | Prime Meridian |
| a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean | river |
| a map that shows the major an minor highways | road map |
| a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean | sea |
| a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water | strait |
| a stream or river that flows into a larger river | tributary |
| a low place between mountains | valley |
Created by:
Ms. Levant
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