6 SS Unit 1: Geography Review

Imaginary line about 66 degrees north of the equator. North of this line the climate is very cold and harsh.

• Arctic Circle

• Basin

• Delta

• Strait

An area of land that is lower than the surrounding land or an area drained by a river system

• Bay

• Basin

• Canyon

• Gulf

An area of water that extends into the land. Usually smaller than a gulf.

• Country

• Gulf

• Equator

• Bay

A deep, narrow, steep valley often with a river on the floor.

• Summit

• River

• Canyon

• Valley

A piece of land that extends beyond the rest of the shoreline.

• Cape

• Delta

• Hemisphere

• Pole

All the weather that occurs in a certain area over a long period of time.

• Basin

• Climate

• Weather

• Gulf

A huge landmass

• Delta

• Island

• Summit

• Continent

Any independent nation.

• Capital

• Country

• Geography

• Mouth

Triangular shaped area of small islands of soil that divide a river into smaller parts at the mouth.

• Bay

• Delta

• Canyon

• Basin

A dry area that receives which receives very little precipitation.

• Climate

• Desert

• Delta

• Swamp