| A | B |
|---|
| archipelago | group or chain of islands |
| area | amount of surface a geo. feature covers |
| bay | small body of water extending into land |
| border | line where 1 place/thing starts & another ends |
| boundary | line where 1 place/thing starts & another ends |
| cape | small point of land extending out into water |
| capital | location of the seat of government |
| cardinal directions | 4 major directions- North, South, East, West |
| circle | imaginary line of latitude north or south of equator |
| city | commuity with many people |
| coast | land along edge of ocean/sea |
| compass/ compass rose | instrument or map drawing used to show direction |
| contiguous | group of 48 US states linked together |
| country | group of people w/ own government & land |
| degree | point of measurement for latitude & longitude |
| delta | low, fan-shaped area of soil at mouth of river |
| desert | land area w/ little or nor rain & few plants |
| distance | space between 2 points on Earth's surface |
| elevation | height of land above sea level |
| equator | imaginary line of latitude dividing Earth into 2 equal parts |
| gulf | part of ocean/sea that extends into land |
| hemisphere | a half circle of Earth: northern, southern, eastern, western |
| intermediate directions | 4 directions that lie between the cardinal directions |
| International date line | line of longitude where date changes by 1 day |
| island | area of land completely surrounded by water |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land betw. 2 bodies of water |
| key/legend | part of map explaining what symbols mean |
