Geography Terms Test Review

If it is 2 pm at the Prime Meridian, what time is it at the International Date Line?

land, usually level, at a low elevation

land drained by a given river and its branches; land surrounded by lands of higher elevations

lines run from north to south but measure distance on the Earth in an east to west direction

direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth

area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

tells how a measured space on the map corresponds to actual distances on Earth

a series of connected mountains

large natural stream of water that runs through the land

small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of a river

Using the map, identify number 7

circles the middle of the Earth; it is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole

area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet high

direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream

stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through the ocean

How many time zones is the world divided into?

Using the map, identify Letter B

any of the world’s main continuous expanses of land

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land

pointed top of a mountain

elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau

Using the map, identify number 2

Using the map, identify number 4

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

How many time zones are in the United States?

large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

Using the map, identify number 3

Using the map, identify Letter C

broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast

half of earth,divided into north/south by the equator or into west/east by the prime meridian

starting point for measuring longitude; runs through Greenwich, England; is 0 degrees longitude

flat, low-lying land built up by soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

From what line is all time measured

narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas

body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water

Using the map, identify number 1

Using the map, identify Letter D

Lines that run east to west but measure the distance on the Earth in a north to south direction

Using the map, identify number 5

area of low land usually between hills or mountains

Using the map, identify number 6

How many degrees is each time zone divided into?

place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands

Using the map, identify Letter E

Using the map, identify letter A

one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents

shows direction; points out north, south, east, and west

narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water