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Geography: Land and Water Forms
Geography: Land and Water Forms
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1
Lines of Latitude are also called_____.
Meridians
Parallels
2
A land area completely surrounded by water is called a _____.
Continent
Sea
Island
Strait
3
Large natural streams of water that run through the land are called_______.
Ocean Current
Tributary
River
Stream
4
Lines of Longitude are also called_____
Parallels
Meridians
5
A narrow stretch of water joining 2 larger bodies of water is a _______.
Strait
Source
Cape
Gulf
6
A mountain range is a ......
bunch of tall mountains
set of mountains in North America
lot of snow capped mountains
series of connected mountains
7
We can use longitude and latitude lines to find the _______.
Equator
Absolute Location
Prime Meridian
Right Place
8
What is the place where a river begins, often in the highlands?
The source of the river
The beginning of the river
The start of the river
The upstream of the river
9
A _____is flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river.
Seacoast
Island
Bay
Delta
10
What is part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline?
Gulf
Delta
Isthmus
Ocean
11
A drawing of the earth shown on a flat surface is called a ____.
Picture
Map
Diagram
Globe
12
An area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation is called a ______.
Cliff
Plateau
Highland
Plains
13
A body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded by water on 3 sides is a_____.
Delta
Gulf
Peninsula
Strait
14
A tributary is a small river or stream that flows into a larger_____.
River
Lake
Ocean
Sea
15
The Atlantic and Pacific are 2 _______located on either side of North America.
Seas
Oceans
Gulfs
Lakes
16
_____is an area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses.
Plateau
Plains
Highland
Hills
17
The pointed top of a mountain is called the___.
High Point
Peak
Top
Snow Cap
18
A narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas is called an_______.
Tributary
Isthmus
Strait
Peninsula
19
The seven large land masses are called_____.
Oceans
Earth
Continents
Large areas of land
20
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern are examples of _________.
Oceans
Rivers
Seas
Lakes