Geo

Maps

A drawing showing how a piece of land would look if seen from above.

Map types

Relief map

Relief Map

shows features like mountains, rivers or swamps

Weather map

shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region.

Contour map

shows the relief of the land using contour lines

political map

shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties.

Island

a piece of land completely surrounded by water

Archipelago

A chain or group of islands

Isthmus

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

cape

point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean

peninsula

a piece of land almost surrounded by water

strait

A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

bay

a broad inlet of the sea in the land

gulf

a large deep mass of water entering into the land

coastline/shoreline

where the sea meets the land

the coast

the strip of land that borders the coastline and is washed by the waves

estuary

the mouth of a river which was drowned due to either rise in sea level or fall of land level

lagoon

a shallow expance of water which is cut off partly or wholly from the sea by a narrow strip of land this narrow strip of land is called a split

hill

a piece of land that is higher than the surrounding land

mountain

a very high hill

dispersed or scattered

a few scattered houses a short distance away from one another

linear or ribbon

made up of a line of houses or buildings along a road river coast or foot of a mountain

nucleated or compact

made up of houses or buildings which are clustered or close together

Valley

a long hollow between higher lands

Counties

St George

St David

St andrew

Caroni

Nariva

Victoria

Mayaro

St Patrick

make compass

NESW

river symbol

draw it