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Mr. Bass Landforms
Quiz Sept. 23: Landforms, Geography, Physical Features
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| distance north and south from the equator | latitude |
| distance east and west of the Prime Meridian | longitude |
| study of maps | cartography |
| narrow strip of land | isthmus |
| water that falls in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow. | precipitation |
| land formed by soil that is deposited by the mouth of a river | delta |
| area that has little or no moisture or vegetation | desert |
| stream or small river that flows into a larger river or stream | tributary |
| land that borders the sea | coast |
| narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water | strait |
| piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides, such as Port Washington | pennisula |
| firsthand information about people or events | primary source |
| an account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness and event | secondary source |
| objects made by humans, such as tools, weapons, baskets, and carvings | artifacts |
| study of evidence left by early people | archeology |
| line of latitude labeled zero degrees on a map that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres | equator |
| line of longitude labeled zero degrees on the map that separates the Eastern and Western hemisphers | Prime Meridian |
| strip of land that serves as a passage route | land bridge |
| to go from one country or place to another | migrate |
| a member of a group of people with no permanent home that moves from place to place | nomad |
| able to deal with new situations or difficulties | resourceful |
| leaning toward or against a certain person or idea | bias |