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The natural shapes or features of the earth

Landforms

The names of the 2 continents in the Western Hemisphere

North America and South America

Name of the continent that is always covered with ice and snow

Antarctica

The major continents of the Eastern Hemisphere

Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe

The number of feet high a place on earth must be to be called a mountain

2000 feet

Area located between highlands or mountains which is also known as lowland

Valley

Deep valley with high steep sides

Canyon

Flat area on earth, often known for fertile soil and place to grow crops

Plain

Flat area of land that rises above the land around it

Plateau

This is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water

Island

These are low, sandy coral islands that may also be called cays

Keys

Ridges of land that rise out of the ocean or are near the surface that are made up of sand and coral.

Reefs

These are the largest bodies of water on earth

Oceans

The names of the 4 major oceans of the earth

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic

Large bodies of water that are not oceans, but may be made up of fresh or salt water such as the Black, Dead, or Mediterranean

Seas

Area of water that is completely surrounded by land

Lake

Large flowing body of water, usually flowing in a southerly direction, but sometimes slows north

River

Area where the land meets the ocean

Coast

Land area that receives little or no rain

Desert

Most familiar kind of map

Flat Map

Most common flat map

Mercator Projection

The main reason flat maps are distorted and may not be accurate

Earth is round and you cannot flatten it.

One main fact about a straight line on a map

It may not be the shortest route because the earth is round

Two basic kinds of “Route Maps”

Airline Flight Map Road Map (driving trip map)

The most accurate map

A globe