| A | B |
|---|
| lake | a body of fresh water surroundedby land |
| river | a long stgretch of flowing water |
| strait | a narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| glaciers | huge masses of ice |
| delta | soil deposited at the mouth of a river to form islands |
| continent | one of the largest bodies of land on the earth |
| peninsula | land with water on three sides |
| plateau | high, flat land like a table top |
| volcano | an opening in the earth's crust which erupts molten lava |
| archipelago | a group of chain of many small islands |
| sea level | the average level of the ocean on the earth |
| highland | hilly land more than 2000 feet above sea level |
| longitude | imaginary lines on a map which run north and south |
| Prime Meridian | the longitude line around the earth which is 0 degrees |
| hemisphere | half of the world |
| legend | the place on a map which tells what the symbols stand for |
| relief map | a map which shows elevation of lthe land |
| weather | temperature and precipitation over a short time period |
| precipitation | falling moisture from the atmosphere, like rain |
| temperature | the amount of heat in the air |
| ocean | the largest bodies of water on the earth |
| bay | a body of water with land on three sides |
| tributary | a smaller stretch of water flowing into a larger river |
| marsh | wetland with lots of vegetation |
| island | a small body of land surrounded by water |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land which connects two larger bodies of land |
| desert | sandy area which gets less than 10 inches of rain a year |
| fault | a breakline running beneath the surface of the earth which causes earthquakes |
| elevation | the distance a location is above sea level |
| lowland | flat land under 2000 feet above sea level |
| latitude | imaginary lives on a map which run east and west |
| equator | latitude line around the center of the earth which is 0 degrees |
| international dateline | 180 degree longitude line where the day changes |
| boundary | border between states or countries |
| cartography | the science of mapmaking |
| climate | temperature and precipitation over a long period of time |
| atmosphere | the blanket of air which surrounds the earth |
| polar climate | an extremely cold climate at the Poles |
| gulf | a body of water with land on three sides |
| swamp | wetland with lots of vegetation |
