Geography Terms

2. – part of an ocean or lake extending into the land, usually smaller than a gulf.
3. – a fertile strip of land where there is water and some vegetables.
5. – the action of moving
7. of Capricorn – southern line of latitude near the equator
8. - a sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely.
9. hemisphere – the Eastern half of the Earth
12. – a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at mouth of some rivers.
13. – a group of many islands.
14. – point in orbit nearest to the sun Prime meridian - the 0 degrees longitude meridian passing through Greenwich, England
16. – one of the large areas of the earth into which the water surface is divided
18. – a narrow strip of land with water on both sides, connecting two larger areas of land.

1. – a point of land extending into a body of water.
4. – a narrow waterway connecting larger stream or river.
6. directions – the directions on the compass which call between two of the cardinal directions International Date Line – an imaginary line of longitude 180 degrees east or west of the prime meridian
7. – a stream or river that flows into another stream or river.
10. – the only true world map, made on a sphere, the shape of the earth Greenwich meridian – the meridian passing through borough of Greenwich in London, England
11. hemisphere – the hemisphere with the most land (central france) Map – a drawing of all or part of the earth
15. hemisphere – everything north of the equator
17. – part of an ocean extending into land and usually larger than a bay.