World Geography 1098 Flashcards
the smallest ocean
Arctic Ocean
the largest ocean
Pacific Ocean
second largest ocean
Atlantic Ocean
warmest ocean
Indian Ocean
a portion of the ocean that is enclosed or partly enclosed by land
sea
a smaller river that flows into a larger one
tributary
land formed at the mouth of a river by deposited silt
delta
a river and its tributaries
river system
starting point of a river
source
land drained by a river and its tributaries
river basin
point at which a river empties into another body of water
mouth
longest river on Earth
The Nile
river that carries more water than any other river
Amazon river
source of the White Nile
Lake Victoria
source of the Blue Nile
Lake Tana
largest dam on the Nile
Aswan High Dam
narrow body of water that connects an enclosed sea with a larger body of water
strait
planet nearest Earth
Venus
planet that has a rust color
Mars
planets that have rings
Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus
planet nearest the sun
Mercury
planet that is called “the Blue Planet”
Earth
planet that looks bluish green because of methane
Neptune, Uranus
planet that has a surface covered with rock and methane ice
Pluto