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WorksheetsGeography Vocab
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river
a)
strait
b)
delta
c)
tributary
d)
source
2.
land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water
a)
island
b)
plateau
c)
peninsula
d)
continent
3.
narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
a)
strait
b)
isthmus
c)
tributary
d)
delta
4.
narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
a)
straigt
b)
isthmus
c)
tributary
d)
delta
5.
place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands.
a)
delta
b)
source
c)
strait
d)
tributary
6.
body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
a)
strait
b)
island
c)
peninsula
d)
plain
7.
flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
a)
plain
b)
source
c)
strait
d)
delta
8.
area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation
a)
hill
b)
plateau
c)
plain
d)
strait
9.
the study of the Earth and its people
a)
cardinal directions
b)
geography
c)
elevation
d)
intermediate directions
10.
height of land above sea level
a)
cardinal directions
b)
geography
c)
elevation
d)
intermediate directions
11.
10 years
a)
millennium
b)
decade
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
12.
describes where a feature is in relation to the features around it.
a)
millennium
b)
decade
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
13.
1000 years
a)
millennium
b)
decade
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
14.
exact location of a place on the Earth (GPS)
a)
millennium
b)
decade
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
15.
100 years
a)
century
b)
GPS
c)
longitude
d)
latitude
16.
system of satellites used to find an exact location
a)
century
b)
GPS
c)
longitude
d)
latitude
17.
one of many lines on the global grid that circles the Earth north or south of the Equator
a)
meridian
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
parallel
d)
Equator
18.
one of many lines on the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole
a)
meridian
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
parallel
d)
Equator
19.
imaginary line of longitude from the North to the South Pole. Goes right through Greenwich, England
a)
meridian
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
parallel
d)
Equator
20.
imaginary line of latitude that separates the North and South Hemispheres
a)
meridian
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
parallel
d)
Equator
21.
land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)
elevation
d)
plain
22.
area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses.
a)
plateau
b)
delta
c)
hill
d)
plain
23.
elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)
plateau
d)
elevation
24.
North, South, East, West
a)
cardinal directions
b)
geography
c)
elevation
d)
intermediate directions
25.
North East, South East, North West, South West
a)
cardinal directions
b)
geography
c)
elevation
d)
intermediate directions
26.
distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
a)
century
b)
GPS
c)
longitude
d)
latitude
27.
distance north or south of the Equator
a)
century
b)
GPS
c)
longitude
d)
latitude
28.
a half section of the Earth
a)
hemisphere
b)
quartersphere
c)
half-earth
d)
Earth-graphy
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