Question | Answer |
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 circumference of the earth |
gulf | a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land |
latitude | a measurement of distance north or south of the equator, expressed as degrees; the equator is 0 degrees latitude |
longitude | a measurement of distance east or west of an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England, expressed as degrees; Greenwich is 0 degrees longitude |
minute | a measure of distance equal to 1/60th of a degree; one degree equals 60 minutes |
prairie | a large, level tract of grassland |
rapids | usually a shallow part of a river with a fast current |
river delta | a wide, alluvial mouth of a river |
swamp | a wet, spongy land sometimes partially underwater |
bay | an extension of a sea or ocean into the land |
canal | an artificial waterway |
cape | a point of land projecting into a sea or an ocean |
desert | an arid region that receives little precipitation |
glacier | a huge mass of ice orginating 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 |