Social Studies Chapter 1 Review

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

Part of a sea or ocean that cuts into a mass of land, but is smaller than a gulf

Land surrounded on three sides is called...

What do meridians of longitude show?

This is a body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean

Land that juts out into the water and is usually smaller or narrower than a peninsula

The equator is...

Which country is larger in land than the United States

Where does a delta form?

The low area between mountain ranges is called...

This land form rises above the surrounding land and usually has steep sides

Where a river begins is called..

Almost three-fourths of Earth's surface is covered by...

A ______________ is formed when soil is deposited at the end of a river.

This is a land area that is mostly flat and has few trees