geography vocab
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Geography Vocab. Atlas p. 8-9. 1) Bay. A small body of water extending into land **Smaller than a gulf. 2) Cape. A point of land extending into water **Smaller than a peninsula. 3) Capital. The location of the seat of government. 4) City. A community with many people. 5) Compass Rose. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Geography VocabAtlas p. 8-9
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1) Bay
A small body of water extending into land
**Smaller than a gulf
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2) Cape
A point of land extending into water
**Smaller than a peninsula
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3) Capital
The location of the seat of government
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4) City
A community with many people
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5) Compass Rose
Instrument or map drawing that is used to show direction
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6) Delta
A low, fan-shaped area of soil at a river’s mouth
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7) Desert
Land area with little or no precipitation and few plants
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8) Gulf
A part of an ocean or sea that extends into land
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9) Island
An area of land completely surrounded by water
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10) Isthmus
A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that connects two larger areas of land
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11) Key/ Legend
A part of a map that explains what the symbols mean
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12) Lake
A body of water completely surrounded by land
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13) Mountain
The highest form of land on the Earth’s surface
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14) Ocean
One of the four large bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface
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15) Peninsula
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides
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16) Plain
A flat or level area of land
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17) Plateau
An area of high, flat land
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18) River
A large body of flowing water
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19) Strait
A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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20) Tributary
A stream feeding a larger stream or a lake
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“The Land of…” Guidelines•18 Landforms and Names 18 ____(1 point for each)•18 Legend symbols for each landform 18 ____ (1 point for each symbol)•Compass Rose (include intermediate directions) 5 ____•Neatness 10 ____•Creativity 9 _____Total
____/ 60