Vocabulary Quiz

-What is the difference between a prairie and a savanna?

• Savannas have a rainy season

• Savannas have many trees.

• Prairies have no animals that live on them.

• Both are grasslands.

Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?

• one
• two
• three
• all

Whole body of salt water that covers most of earth?

• lake
• coast
• ocean
• river

Mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts are all types of?

• Landforms
• Water
• Maps
• Climates

Define peninsula

• A piece of land that is bordered by water on all sides.
• an area that is higher than surrounding land
• low land between two mountains
• piece of land that is bordered on three sides but is connected to the mainland.

someone who makes maps

• cartographer
• geographer
• archaeologist
• scientist

What is astronomy?

• The study of the stars and space

• The study of oceans

• The use of natural resource

• The making of maps.

Which is larger?

• County

• Region

• town

• city

Which two words are synonyms?

• island and penninsula

• exploration and island

• ocean and river

• province and state

Look at the map- which side of this map is east?

• top
• bottom
• left
• right