Geography terms

The ________________ are north, south, east, and west.

The globe is a ________________ of the entire earth.

_____________ maps show countries, states, and cities.

A border is the

At one time, all of the world's land masses were together in a continent called _______.

The _______________ is the line of 0 degrees longitude.

A ______________ map shows landforms and elevation of an area.

A map key or legend tells _______________.

The process of different pieces of the earth's crust moving around is called ___________.

Florida, Door County, and Baja California are all examples of _______________.

A border formed by the meeting of land and water is a ____________.

The two days in which the amount of darkness and daylight are equal are the _________.

A small body of fresh water is called a ________________ or _________________.

_______________ is a piece of land completely surrounded by water.

Latitude is measured north and south of the ___________________.

Longitude is measured east and west of the _____________________.

The earth spins on its __________.

________________ are the largest group of freshwater lakes on earth.

A ___________ system uses letters and numbers to find places on a map.

____________ is a small map within a larger map which shows a small area in great detail.

The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic are all _________________.

_______________ are 15 degrees wide or about 1,000 miles across.

Elevation is an area's _____________.

The fastest way to get from one state to another is often on an _______________ highway.

Another name for lines of longitude is ____________________.

Half of the earth is called a ________________.

The 21st of December is the day in which we get the shortest amount of daylight is called the _____________________.

A large, flat area of land is ____________.

Another name for lines of latitude is ________________.

A _______________ tells the directions on a map.