Geography Flashcards II

Question 1

a group of islands

Answer 1

archipelago

Question 2

a line of latitude that runs through northern North America, northern Asia, and northern Europe (66.5 degrees N latitude)

Answer 2

Arctic Circle

Question 3

region of continuous cold around the North Pole; includes Arctic Ocean, thousands of islands, and the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and North America

Answer 3

Arctic region

Question 4

land formed by underground water

Answer 4

artesian basin

Question 5

land drained by a river

Answer 5

basin

Question 6

a bay formed by the curve of a coastline

Answer 6

bight

Question 7

a flat-topped hill with steep sides; a column of rock

Answer 7

butte

Question 8

a U-shaped region of ancient rock that curves around the Hudson Bay; southern part of shield is thick with forests and northern part is tundra

Answer 8

Canadian Shield

Question 9

a point of land that extends into a sea or an ocean

Answer 9

cape

Question 10

mapmaker

Answer 10

cartographer

Question 11

a region of seven countries between Mexico and South America including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Answer 11

Central America

Question 12

a substance made up of skeletons of tiny sea creatures

Answer 12

coral

Question 13

a ridge made up of coral and other materials that have solidified into rock

Answer 13

coral reef

Question 14

land and waters controlled by a state, nation, or government

Answer 14

dependency

Question 15

a dry region with little or no rainfall

Answer 15

desert

Question 16

a mound or ridge of windblown sand

Answer 16

dune

Question 17

height of the land above sea level

Answer 17

elevation

Question 18

a landmass made up of the continents of Asia and Europe

Answer 18

Eurasia

Question 19

an island group of the West Indies including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Answer 19

Greater Antilles

Question 20

a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land

Answer 20

gulf

Question 21

a narrow strip of land laving water on each side and connecting two larger bodies of land

Answer 21

isthmus

Question 22

an island group of the West Indies including eight countries and eight dependencies

Answer 22

Lesser Antilles

Question 23

a rough drawing of a mental map

Answer 23

map sketch

Question 24

a map that a person pictures in his or her mind

Answer 24

mental map

Question 25

a flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a butte

Answer 25

mesa

Question 26

any point of land that rises quickly to at least 1,000 feet above its surroundings

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mountain

Question 27

the summit, or highest point, of a mountain

Answer 27

mountain peak

Question 28

a group or chain of mountains

Answer 28

mountain range

Question 29

a group of mountain ranges

Answer 29

mountain system

Question 30

a place in the desert where there is a source of water and where plants grow

Answer 30

oasis

Question 31

another name for a channel; a body of water joining two bodies of water

Answer 31

passage

Question 32

a map that shows physical land forms and waterways on Earth's surface

Answer 32

Physical map

Question 33

a large flat area of land

Answer 33

plains

Question 34

a flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a mesa

Answer 34

plateau

Question 35

a vast region covered by sand and dunes

Answer 35

sand sea

Question 36

a body of alt water that is part of an ocean, yet is partially enclosed by land

Answer 36

sea

Question 37

a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water

Answer 37

strait

Question 38

a high, broad, level plateau

Answer 38

tableland

Question 39

a small stream or river that flows into a larger one

Answer 39

tributary

Question 40

an island chain that divides the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean

Answer 40

West Indies