APHuG Map Quiz 1 Vocab

Antarctica

an extremely cold continent at the south pole

Africa

the second largest continent

Asia

largest continent

Australia

smallest continent

Europe

North America

third largest continent

South America

Atlantic Ocean

Ocean between North America and Europe

Arctic Ocean

smallest and coldest ocean

Pacific Ocean

Ocean between Asia and NA

Indian Ocean

Ocean between Africa and Australia

Adriatic Sea

Sea on the eastern side of Italy

Aegean Sea

the sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor

Meditteranean Sea

Body of water that touches all of Southern Europe

Baltic Sea

Sea in Northern Europe bordered by Scandinavia

Black Sea

Large body of water separating Ukraine from Turkey

North Sea

A large arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain and Scandenavia

Red Sea

Separates Africa and Saudi Arabia

Arabian Sea

Separates India from the Middle East

Caspian Sea

Largest lake in the world, located in the middle east

Aral Sea

An inland saltwater sea in Katzakstan and Uzbekistan.

Norwegian Sea

West of Norway

South China Sea

Between China and Indonesia

East China Sea

body of water south of Japan and east of China

Sea of Japan

body of water separating Japan from the Koreas

Gulf of Mexico

A large gulf off the southeastern coast of North America

Great Lakes

the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world

Hudson Bay

Bay in north-eastern Canada.

Persian Gulf

Body of water between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Lake Baikal

Deepest lake in the world - Russia

English Channel

body of water that separates France and England

Mississippi River

A major North American river and the longest river in the U.S.

Rio Grande

forms the border with Mexico

Ganges River

A river of South Asia that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. - India

Rhine River

Europe's most important inland waterway

Parana River

Second longest river system in South America

Nile River

longest river in the world - Egypt

Tigris River

A river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Persian Gulf through Iraq w/ Euphrates

Euphrates River

A river in southwestern Asia that flows From the Persian Gulf through Iraq w/ Tigris

Congo River

A river in Central Africa that flows into the Atlantic Ocean

Zambezi river

Southeast end of Africa - River

Indus River

a large river surrounded by fertile land in modern Pakistan

Mekong River

A major river that starts in the South China sea and flows inland through Vietnam

Yellow River

a large river in northern China, where Chinese civilization developed

Himalayas

These mountains separate India from China and are the tallest in the world.

Rocky Mountains

the major mountain range in western North America/Canada

Alps Mountains

A mountain range in south-central Europe between Italy/France/Switzerland

Pyrenees Mountains

Natural boundary between France and Spain.

Appalachian Mountains

A mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama.

Zagros Mountains

Mountains on the western side of Iran

Atlas Mountains

Mountain range in Morocco

Ural Mountains

a mountain range that separates Europe from Asia

Andes Mountains

A large system of mountain ranges located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America

Sahara Desert

Largest desert in the world - North Africa

Kalahari Desert

Desert in Southern Africa

Namib Desert

a desert in southwestern Africa

Gobi Desert

A high desert between China and Mongolia.

Thar Desert

Also known as the Great Indian Desert between Pakistan and India

Mojave Desert

One of the hottest deserts in the world, located in SE California

Atacama Desert

a desert located in northern Chile near the border with Peru

Great Plains

A mostly flat and grassy region of western North America

Amazon Basin

The land drained by the Amazon River

Patagonia

a desert region of dry plains and plateaus in southern Argentina

Serengeti Plain

A large plain in East Africa that is famous for its wildlife - Tanzania

Arabian Peninsula

a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

Iberian Peninsula

Spain and Portugal

Indochina Peninsula

Peninsula with Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.

Scandinavian peninsula

Norway + Sweden

Southern Ocean

Surrounding Antarctica

Lake Victoria

Largest lake in Africa