drawing of the Earth shown on a flat surface.

one of many lines on the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole; used to measure degrees of longitude.

broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau.

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill.

a series of connected mountains

place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water

one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents

stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean

one of many lines on the global grid that circles the Earth north or south of the Equator; used to measure degrees of latitude

body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water

characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource

area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet high

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

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Geographical Terms 3

Geographical terms m - p

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

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