Question | Answer |
circle on a map that shows the four cardinal directions | Compass rose |
type of map that show rivers, mountains, and elevation | Physical |
Type of map that shows political boundaries, or settlements and cities, that once existed | Historical |
map devoted to a special theme, such as the location of temples in ancient Greece. | Thematic |
Imaginary horizontal lines that run parallel across the Earth. | Latitude |
Imaginary verticle lines that run up and down the earth | Longitude. |
3rd largest continent in the world. Located in the North West Hemisphere. | North America |
Land connecting North and South America | Central America |
group of islands in the Carribbean Sea | West Indies |
broad expanse of flat or or slightly hilly land, often covered with grass, or grass and trees. | plains |
an area of jungle covered with plants and trees. Found in areas with warm climate and heavy rainfall. Great diversity of plants and animal life. | Rainforest |
Second largest continent. Characterized by Low GDP, High infant mortality rate, and low life expectancy. Located in 3 of the 4 hemispheres. | Africa |
Receives little to no rainfall, limited variety of plants and animals adapted to extreme heat. | desert |
Worlds longest river | Nile |
World largest river by volume. | Amazon |
Longest river in the US | Mississippi |
Second smallest continent. First to become industrialized. | Europe |
Largest Continent in the World. Located in the NE hemisphere. | Asia |
Crossroads to Africa, Asia, and Europe. Predominant religion is Islam. | Middle East |
man made waterway connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. | Suez Canal |
Treeless grasslands in Central Asia and Russia` | Steppes |
An area in northernmost russia where the groud in frozen much of the year | Tundra |
A large piece of land smaller than a continent. India is an example of one. | Sub continent. |
Piece of land surrounded by water on three sides | Peninsula |
Seasonal winds that blow across Asia. | Monsoons |
The world's southernmost continent. Neither owned or settled by anyone but scientist. | Antarctica. |