Geography Vocabulary

What is an area of land that is surrounded by water?

• Peninsula

• Island

• Mountain

• Bay

A great lack of food over a wide area is called a...

• Couthy

• Otalgia

• Super Hunger

• Famine

What is a natural stream of water going toward a larger body of water?

• a river

• a bay

• an ocean

• a lake

What is a peninsula?

• a piece of land that is surrounded by water on all sides

• a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

• Florida

• a city or town that is landlocked

North, South, East, and West are known as...

• absolute location

• relative location

• cardinal directions

• map key

A region is ...

• a large area that has similar features and climate

• a very dry, sandy area without any vegetation

• a small area where it rains a lot

• a piece of land made out of ice

Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis are examples of...

• irrigation

• migration patterns

• landforms

• natural disasters

Longitudinal lines run

• up and down

• left to right

• corner to corner

• in zigzags

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

A farm is:

• rural

• urban

• suburban

• where all cows live