Geography Terms

1. One full rotation of the earth is one day. They are each 24 hours.
3. a more accurate and advanced way of showing the earth. It is in the shape of a sphere.
4. a small fertile area in a desert that usually has a spring.
9. a slowly moving mass of ice.
12. a narrow passage of water connecting two bodies of water.
13. Imaginary lines running north to south. Measures east and west of absolute location. Determines time zones.
15. the motion of the earth moving around the sun.
17. A flat area at the mouth of rivers where the mainstream splits into several other streams.
18. a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines, uniformly spaced, for locating points on a map, chart for coordinates.
19. a flat, wet and muddy land with trees and other vegetation.
20. An imaginary line going through the earth which the earth rotates on. It is tilted at a 23.5° angle.

2. a book containing maps and vital statistics relating to geographic regions.
5. a chain of islands next to each other.
6. a ratio showing how many kilometres one centimetre on the map is.
7. the lower end of a river or stream where flowing water stops and goes into a lake, sea or ocean
8. The height of an object above sea level.
10. a narrow strip of land being touched by water on both sides, while connecting two large bodies of land.
11. Imaginary lines running east to west. Measures north and south of absolute location. Determines climate.
14. a stretch of land that is touched by 3 sides of water.
16. land surrounded by water.