ss voc2

Question 1

Cartographer

Answer 1

mapmaker

Question 2

Arctic Circle

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Arctic Region-

Answer 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

Question 4

Equidistant Projection

Answer 4

projection that shows land and water in relation to a central point

Question 5

Polar Projection-

Answer 5

a type of equidistant projection that includes one of the poles as its center

Question 6

Central America

Answer 6

a region of 7 countries between Mexico and South America including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Question 7

Dependency

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Greater Antilles

Answer 8

an island group of the West Indies including Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico

Question 9

Lesser Antilles

Answer 9

an island group of the West Indies including 8 countries and 8 dependencies

Question 10

West Indies

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Mental Map

Answer 11

a map that a person pictures in his/her mind

Question 12

Eurasia

Answer 12

a landmass made up of the continents of Asia and Europe

Question 13

Sea

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Canadian Shield

Answer 14

a U-shaped region of ancient rock that curves around the Hudson Bay

Question 15

Gulf-

Answer 15

a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land

Question 16

Isthmus-

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Mountain Range

Answer 17

a group or chain of mountains

Question 18

Plains

Answer 18

a large flat area of land

Question 19

Desert-

Answer 19

a dry region with little or no rainfall

Question 20

Mesa

Answer 20

a flat-topped hill with steep sides

Question 21

Oasisa

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Archipelago-

Answer 22

a group of islands

Question 23

Basin

Answer 23

land drained by a river

Question 24

Cape

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Elevation

Answer 25

height of the land above sea level

Question 26

Passage

Answer 26

another name for a channel, or a body of water joining two larger bodies of water

Question 27

Strait

Answer 27

a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water

Question 28

Tributary

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a small stream or river that flows into a larger one

Question 29

Artesian Basin

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land formed by underground water

Question 30

Bight

Answer 30

a bay formed by the curve of a coastline

Question 31

Coral

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a substance made up of skeletons of tiny sea creatures

Question 32

Tableland

Answer 32

a high, broad, level plateau

Question 33

Mouth

Answer 33

the part of a river where in empties into another body of water

Question 34

Source

Answer 34

the place where a river begins

Question 35

Region

Answer 35

an area of land or water with certain characteristics that make it different from other areas