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This is my Geography flashcard reveiw HW.
| Definition / Question | Vocab Word |
|---|---|
| What is a low-lying land area that is surrounded by land of higher elevation? | A basin. |
| What is a part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land with acsess to the ocean? | A bay. |
| What do you call features or qualities belonging typically to a person / place / thing and serving to identify it? | Characteristics. |
| Whiat is a large land mass surrounded by water? | A continent. |
| What determines the directional flow of rivers? | The continental divide. |
| What is the lowest point of elevation in North America? | Death valley. |
| What do you call the height above sea level? | Elevation. |
| What is the imaginary line at 0 degrees that runs East to West? | The equator. |
| What is the prosess by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, wind, waves, ect.? | Erosion. |
| What is the land mass called the contains both Europe and Asia? | Eurasia. |
| What is the study or people, their enviroments, and their resources? | Geography. |
| What do you call and arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land? (Usually larger than a bay) | A gulf. |
| What is an area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain? | A hill. |
| What is a land area sourrounded by water? (Smaller than continent) | An island. |
| What do you call a bidy of water sourrounded by land? (Usually fresh; not salty) | A lake. |
| What lines are imaginary on a glode that run East to West and measure North and South on the equator? (Also known as Parallels) | Latitude lines. |
| What lines are imaginary on a globe that run North and South and measure East or West on the Prime Meridian? (Also known as Meridians) | Longitude lines. |
| What is a chain of connected mountains? | A mountain range. |
| What is a raised land, higher than a hill? (usually with steep and rocky sides) | A mountain |
| What do you call any of the five largest bodies of salt water on the Earth's surface? | Oceans. |
| What is a peioce of land that is sourrounded by water on three sides? | A peninsula. |
| What is a broad area of fairly level land that is generally at low elevation? | A plain. |
| What is a large area of mostly flat land at a high elevation? | A plateau. |
| What do you call the imaginary line at 0 degrees that runs North to South? | The prime meridian. |
| What is a large stream of water that empties into a lake, sea, or ocean? | A river. |
| What is a stream or small river that flows into a larger stream or river? | A tributary. |
| What is an area or low-lying land between hills or mountains? | A valley |
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