Geography 2

Geogaphy

Cartographer

A person who makes maps

coordinates

exact location

Geographic grid

a grid of latitude and longitude lines

hemisphere

a section of the world

Lines of latitude

parallels

Lines of longitude

meridians

Projection

map

Contiguous

combined/together

Mercator projection map

A cylinder shaped map with accurate direction but distorted land and water

Robinson projection map

elongated world map

Arctic circle

a polar circle around the north pole

Arctic region

the region of the Arctic at the north

equidistant projection

Shows land an water in relation to central point

polar projection

type of equidistant projection that includes one of the poles

Central america

the land in between the americas

dependency

subordinate country

Greater Antilles

a group of larger islands

Lesser Antillies

islands in the Caribbean sea including the west indies

political map

a map with political boundaries and land formations

West indies

sub-region of north america

Eurasia

a land mass made up of the continents of Europe and Asia

mental map

a vision of a map

sea

a body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean and partially enclosed by land.

map scetch

a rough drawing of a mental map

bar scale

small graphics that roughly show distance

highway interchange

a thing that allows multiple roads to connect and cross over each other, facilitating traffic flow.

interstate highway

A network of roads that goes across all contiguous U.S.

mileage

number of miles traveled

road map

a map of roads in a place

U.S. highway

A network of roads that connects different states in the United States, often designated by a number system.

Air carrier airport

airport that serves commercial planes

cargo

all freight except luggage on a plane

control tower

A tower to help planes not to hit anything at the airport

gate

The space in the terminals for specific planes

terminal

A place where planes land and people go to get on planes

traffic pattern

pattern above an airport for traffic

archipelago

a chain group of islands in lakes, rivers, or oceans

basin

a natural depression in the earth’s surface typically containing water

cape

a headland or promontory

elevation

height above or below sea level

mountain range

a series of mountains in a line

passage

a narrow way

physical map

map that shows physical features of the land

strait

narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

tributary

river or stream flowing into a lake

Canadian shield

A geological shield in Canada

Desert

A large hot area with lots of sand

Gulf

A deep inlet in the sea surrounded by land

Isthmus

a narrow strip of land with sea on each side

Mountain range

A series of mountains forming a line

Plains

A road area of flat land

peninsula

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

Bay

A space of sea where the land curves around it

artesian basin

A region where ground water is kept under pressure

bright

A curve in a coastline

cartographer

A person who makes maps

coral reef

A area in the ocean with a lot of lie such as coral

Elevation

The height above or below sea level

Gulf

An inlet from the clean to a landmass

Tableland

An area containing high landforms.

Coral

A Stony thing made by coelenterates as an exoskeleton

Mountain

A high elevated area created by shifting of tectonic plates

Mountain peak

the highest point on a mountain

Mountain range

A group of many mountains

Mountain system

the connection of mountains on high land

butte

isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top

desert

a place that receives little to no moisture

dune

rigid sand/sediment formed by the wind to make a hill

mesa

a flat topped hill with steep sides

oasis

a fertile spot of land in a desert where water is found

plateau

an area of level high ground

sand sea

large spots where there are a ton of dunes

Mouth

Place where river enters lake/ocean

River system

A group of rivers that unites into one body of water

Source

Place where a river begins

Pacific region

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

rocky mountain region

6 states

southwest region

4 states

North-central region

12 states

southeast region

14 states

Northeast region

9 states

Region

A part of the world that has defining characteristics

West indies

A group of islands separating the Caribbean sea and the Atlantic ocean