Term | Definition |
butte | an isolated hill or small mountain with steep sides and a flat top |
degree | a measure of distance equal to 1/360th of the earth's circumference |
gulf | a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land |
latitude | a measurement of distance north and south of the equator expressed as degrees |
equator | 0 degree latitude, divides the north and south hemispheres. |
longitude | a measurement of distance east and west of an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England expressed as degrees. |
Prairie | a large, level part of land. |
Rapids | usually a shallow part of a river with a fast current |
River delta | a wide, mouth of a river with rich soil |
swamp | a wet, spongy land sometimes partially underwater |
Bay | an extension of a sea or ocean into the land. |
Canal | a human made waterway |
Cape | a point of land projecting into a sea or ocean. |
Desert | an arid (dry) region that receives little precipitation (rain, snow, hail, cats, dogs) |
Glacier | a huge mass of ice originating from compacted snow |
Isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses. |
Legend | A series of symbols and their meanings describing features of a map. |
Peninsula | A long projection of land into water, connected to the mainland by an isthmus |