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an imaginary circle parallel to the equator, 23.5 degrees from the South Pole
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Geography Test #1
E.J.'s Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the height of land above sea level | altitude |
| an imaginary circle parallel to the equator, 23.5 degrees from the South Pole | Antartic Circle |
| an imaginary circle parallel to the equator, 23.5 degrees from the North Pole | Arctic Circle |
| part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into the land | bay |
| a pint of land that extends into an ocean, sea, or lake | cape |
| distance measured in degrees, east or west from the Prime Meridian | Longitude |
| an explanatory list of symbols on a chart or map | Map Legend |
| the proportion that a map bears to the thing it represents, for example, a scale of one inch to one mile | Map Scale |
| a line of longitude running north or south on a globe or map | Meridian |
| a landform with high elevation and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill | Mountain |
| distance measured in degrees, north or south from the Equator | Latitude |
| a large body of water surrounded by land | lake |
| a narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger bodies of land | Isthmus |
| a body of land smaller than a continent that is completely surrounded by water | island |
| an imaginary line drawn north and south through the Pacific Ocean on a map, largely along the 180 degree meridian; by international agreement, each calendar day begins at midnight | International Date Line |
| formed from basic directions: northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest | Intermediate directions |
| any of the halves of the earth: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western Hemispheres | Hemisphere |
| a part of an ocean or sea extending into land; a gulf is usually larger than a bay | Gulf |
| a pattern of lines that cross each other as latitude and longitude cross each other to find an exact location on a map | Geographic Grid |
| an imaginary circle around the earth | equator |
| a dry, barren region that is usually sandy and without trees | Desert |
| a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers | Delta |
| a symbol printed on a chart or map to show directions | Compass Rose |
| regions considered with reference to the kind of weather prevailing there | climate zone |
| the basic directions on a map called north,south,east, and west | Cardinal Direction |
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ejmcquillen
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