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Landforms /Map Skill
Landforms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Basin | A broad, flat area surrounded by hills or mountains |
| Bay | A small area of ocean partly surrounded by land |
| Canal | A man-made waterway for transportation or irrigation |
| Canyon | A narrow valley with high, steep sides |
| Channel | A narrow waterway connecting two bodies of water |
| Delta | A land deposit at a river's mouth |
| Gulf | A large body of water partly surrounded by land |
| Harbor | A sheltered area along a seacoast where ships can anchor |
| Island | Land completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| Lake | A large body of water completely surrounded by land |
| Marsh | Low wet land |
| Mesa | A flat-topped hill with steep sides; common in deserts |
| Peak | The pointed top of a mountain |
| Peninsula | Land surrounded by water on three sides |
| Plain | A large area of flat or gently rolling land |
| Plateau | An area of high flat land |
| Reservoir | A man-made lake for storing water |
| Stream | A small body of flowing water |
| Tributary | A stream that flows into a larger river |
| Map | Flat representation of Earth |
| Globe | a three-dimensional, or spherical representation of Earth |
| Title | Tells teh subject of the map or globe |
| Symbols | represent information such as naturla resources and economic activities |
| labels | names of palces, such as cities, countries, rivers, and mountains |
| Lines of Latitude | imaginary horizontal lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator |
| Lines of Longitude | imaginary vertical lines that measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| scale | shows how much distance on Earth is represented by distance on the map or globe. |
| legend | explains what the symbols and colors on the map or globe represent |
| compass rose | shows the directions north, south, east and west |
| equator | an imaginary circle around Earth that is the same distance from the North and South Poles and divides Earth in half |
| prime meridian | the line of 0 degrees longitude that runs from the North to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, England |
| North Pole | the northernmost point on Earth, opposite the South Pole, where all lines of longitude meet |
| South Pole | the southernmost point on Earth, opposite the North Pole, where all lines of longitude meet |
| Western Hemisphere | the half of Earth west of the prime meridian |
| Eastern Hemisphere | the half of Earth east of the prime meridian |
| Northern Hemisphere | the half of Earth north of the equator |
| Southern Hemisphere | the half of Earth south of the equator |
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