Let's get physical!Have you ever wondered about the great variety of land forms and terrain around the world? Which regions are mountainous, which are fiat, and which are encased en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case  ment n. in ice? How could such features be displayed
visually?
This is a physical map of the world. It shows only natural features, such as oceans, rivers, mountains, and valleys. Physical features of an area often determine the number of people who live there and how they live. For instance, few people generally settle in arid areas, where crops are difficult to grow. But many people can be found along coastlines, which have easy access to water and major transportation routes. The map uses various colors to show relief--the height of the land above sea level (see the relief key). To the right of the map are the definitions of some land and water features shown on the map. How many of these are familiar to you? Study the map and definitions, then answer the questions. * Terms to Know Water features Bay: an inlet inlet /in·let/ (-let) a means or route of entrance. pelvic inlet the upper limit of the pelvic cavity. thoracic inlet the elliptical opening at the summit of the thorax. of a larger body of water, usually smaller than a gulf. Gulf: a large body of salt water partly enclosed by land. Reef: a chain of rocks or coral. Ocean: the body of salt water covering more than 70 percent of Earth's surface Noun 1. Earth's surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" surface . Sea: Another word for ocean. Some so-called seas are actually salt lakes, but most are tracts of water within an ocean. Land features Basin: the land drained by a river and its tributaries. Cape: a point of land that extends prominently into a lake or an ocean. Ice sheet: a large expanse of snow and ice that covers a landmass land·mass n. A large unbroken area of land. landmass Noun a large continuous area of land landmass . Pampas pampas (păm`pəz, Span. päm`päs), wide, flat, grassy plains of temperate S South America, c.300,000 sq mi (777,000 sq km), particularly in Argentina and extending into Uruguay. : vast, treeless plains. Peninsula: an area of land nearly surrounded by water. Plain: a broad, nearly level area of land. Plateau: a raised area of relatively flat land. Questions 1. Most valleys are shown in which color?-- 2. This map uses dark brown to show which land feature?-- 3. Africa's Niger River Niger River or Joliba or Kworra Principal river of western Africa. The third longest on the continent, it rises in Guinea near the Sierra Leone border and flows into Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea. empties into which body of water?-- 4. Where in the U.S. will you find a large expanse of plains?-- 5. What physical feature is found on land forms at the northern and southern extremes of the map?-- 6. What is the world's highest mountain?-- ?. Which land form would you find in most of Australia?-- 8. This map's scale of miles is measured along which latitude line?-- 9. By what body of water is South America's large basin drained?-- 10. What vast area stretches from around 60[degrees] E to the Sea of Okhotsk Noun 1. Sea of Okhotsk - an arm of the Pacific to the east of Asia Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world ?-- ANSWER 1. green 2. mountains 3. Gulf of Guinea Noun 1. Gulf of Guinea - a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa Bioko - an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa 4. north central (Great Plains) 5. ice sheet 6. Mount Everest 7. desert 8. equator 9. Amazon River Amazon River Portuguese Rio Amazonas River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin; only the Nile River of eastern and northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. 10. Siberia [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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