World Map and Geography Terms

Gulf

A large portion of the ocean that is partially enclosed, larger than a bay.

Canal

A man made water way

Strait

A narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water.

Cape

An extension of land jutting into water bigger than a Peninsula.

The part east of the prime meridian is called...

Eastern Hemisphere

North America

In what continent is the U.S. located?

Europe

In which continent is England located?

What part of land is completely surrounded by water?

Island

Longitude

Meridians of ___________ ___meet at the poles.

Water

Most of Earth's surface is covered with..

In which continent is the country of Mexico located?

North America

Cardinal points

North, East South, and West are known as..

Peninsula

Portion of land connected to water on three sides

Intermediate points

The "in-between" points on the compass rose, such as north east and southwest, are known as..

Latitude

The Parallels of ____________ circle Earth from west to east.

If you are facing south, what is to your right.

The West

Asia

The largest continent in the world is..

Tropic of cancer

The line of latitud situated at 23 1/2 N latitude is called the..

Poles

The meridians of longitud come together at North and South_________________.

North pole

The most northern point on earth is the..

Australia

The smallest continent in the world is..

Prime meridian

The starting place for measuring longitude is at 0 and is called the..

Equator

The starting point for measuring latitud is the..

Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern

What are the four hemispheres?

Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific

What are the four oceans?

Africa, Europe, Australia, South America, North America, Asia, Antarctic

What are the seven continents?

Sea

What is the body of water that is smaller than an ocean.

Basin

What is the low land surrounded by mountains, usually with a lake of river in the middle?

Tropic capricorn

What is the tropic located at 23 1/2 S latitude?

Right

When you face north, east is to your..

Western Hemesphere

Which hemisphere is to the left of the Prime meridian?