SS1 Flashcards
The study of the natural features of Earth.
Physical Geography
A chain of islands
Archipelago
A geographic depression, often filled with water
Basin
A body of water partially surrounded by land
Bay
A plain at the mouth of a river, often triangular in shape
Delta
An imaginary line drawn across the middle of the globe
Equator
A plain on either side of a river
Flood plain
The climate zones of the Arctic and Antarctic Circles
Frigid zones
Communities often settle in flood plains because the sediment deposited by flooding is _____ in minerals and ____ farming soil
Communities often settle in flood plains because the sediment deposited by flooding is rich in minerals and good farming soil
A large, slow-moving mass of snow and ice
Glacier
A raised area of land under 2,000 feet in height
Hill
An area of land completely surrounded by water
Island
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger regions
Isthmus
Imaginary horizontal lines that run across the globe
Lines of latitude
Lines of latitude are measured in degrees, minutes, and _______
seconds
Imaginary vertical lines that run across the globe
Lines of longitude
Lines of longitude are measured in ______, minutes, and seconds
degrees
The prime meridian is a line of _________
longitude
The International Date Line has a measure of roughly ______
180 degrees
How many time zones are there across the globe?
24
A raised area of land greater than 2,000 feet in height
Mountain
The area at the bottom of the mountain
the base of the mountain
The top of the mountain
the peak
When the mountain stretches over a distance, the peak is referred to as a
ridge
A gap between mountains
Mountain pass
The point where a river enters a sea or lake
Mouth
A region mostly surrounded by water, but still connected to land
Peninsula
A large, flat area raised above the surrounding area
Plateau
A line of longitude that is 0 degrees longitude
Prime meridian
The origin point of a river
source
A narrow body of water between two land-masses
Strait
The climate zones that lie between the tropical latitudes and the polar circles
Temperate latitudes
A river or stream that flows into another river
Tributary
A river or stream made when the flow of water leaves a larger river
Branch
The climate zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Tropic Latitudes
The imaginary line of latitude at about 23 degrees south of the Equator - marks the point farthest south where the sun can be seen directly overhead
Tropic of Cancer
The imaginary line of latitude at about 23 degrees north of the Equator - marks the point farthest north where the sun can be seen directly overhead
Tropic of Capricorn
A low stretch of land between raised areas of land
Valley
