Geography Terms

3. A circle showing North, East, South, West and the intermediate directions.
4. maps Are designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water.
5. A period of 365 days (or 366 in a leap _ _ _ _), measured from January 1 to December 31
7. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
8. A period of 24 hours, usually beginning and ending at midnight
9. Height above sea level
11. Either of the times when the Sun is farthest from the equator, on or about June 21 or December 21.
13. A hollow sphere representing Earth and illustrated with the continents, seas, and islands, especially one showing and labeling the countries
14. A unit of angular measure
16. An imaginary line joining points on Earth's surface that are all of equal distance north or south of the equator
18. A book containing maps and vital statistics relating to geographic regions

1. fertile ground in a desert where the level of underground water rises to or near ground level, and where plants grow and travelers can replenish water supplies
2. A dry area of land with no water
3. Give general information about the climate and pericipitation
6. A large expanse of salt water, especially any of the Earth's five main such areas, the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic....
10. The third planet in order from the Sun with an orbital period of 365.26 days
11. The great body of salt water that covers a large portion of Earth
12. The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, England.
15. A large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.
17. An area of land, smaller than a continent, that is completely surrounded by water