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Geography
third grade geography terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a collection of maps | atlas |
| section of ocean partially surrounded by land | bay |
| a line that marks the limits of a country, state, city, or territory | boundary |
| a body of water joining to larger bodies of water | channel |
| the land that runs along the ocean or gulf | coast |
| a triangular section of land at the mouth of a river | delta |
| dry land that gets little moisture | desert |
| an imaginary line around the center of the earth that divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres | Equator |
| an area of water that is protected by land, an inlet along the coast | harbor |
| half of a sphere, referring to half of the earth | hemisphere |
| land completely surrounded by water | island |
| a narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that joins two larger land areas | isthmus |
| point where a river empties into a larger body of water. | mouth |
| a body of land surrounded by water on three sides | peninsula |
| an area of level, flat land surrounded by steep slopes on several sides | plateau |
| a large area of level or gently rolling grasslands | prairie |
| a region or a part of a country | province |
| a lake that forms behind a dam, made by humans | reservoir |
| the ratio on a map between what is shown and the thing it represents | scale |
| the point at which a river begins | source |
| a narrow waterway that joins two larger bodies of water | strait |
| a river that flows into another river | tributary |