Geography Terms

3. Imaginary lines around the Earth that are parallel to the prime meridian. These lines measure the angles of longitude.
5. The seven massive landmasses in the world which include North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Antarctica.
7. The study of Earth's physical features and the relationships between people and the enviornment.
9. A vast area that has a warm climate and only has 10 inches of precipitation yearly.
14. A valley with steep walls formed from erosions.
16. An area in the desert where a body of water is found.
18. A way to measure the distance of North and South of the equator using degrees. Angles are determined by the 180 imaginary lines parallel to the equator.
20. An imaginary line that separates Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere.
21. A large landmass of ice that form on the ocean.
23. A piece of land that is surrounded to a larger piece of land and is surrounded by water on the other sides.
24. The opening of Earth's crust created from tectonic plates moving under one another. Lava, volcanic ashes, and gases are emitted from volcanoes.

1. The amount of moisture in the air which is affected by the amount of water vapors in the air.
2. A port, which is nearby water where ships and cargos are placed.
4. An imaginary line that separates Earth into the Western and Eastern hemisphere. The Prime Meridian marks 0 degrees longitude.
6. Regions of Earth that have different time standards, depending on the zones.
8. A large field of grass. The grass is usually golden.
10. A waterway between two pieces of land that connects larger bodies of water.
11. A way to measure the distance West and East from the Prime Meridian, which is an imaginary line that splits the world into the Western hemisphere and Eastern hemisphere. Angles are determined by 180 lines parallel to the Prime Meridian.
12. A point of land that extends into a large body of water.
13. A small area of land that is fully surrounded by water.
15. Imaginary lines that go around the Earth that are parallel to the equator. These lines determine the angles for latitude.
17. A caved in an area of land between hills.
19. A wetland that has rivers that merge into one large body of water.
22. The art of graphing places using maps, and creating maps.