Mr. Jensen
Name ___________KEY_______________
WHI/GEO
Look at the picture on pages 28-29 of your Geography Alive book. Using book or dictionary:
define each geographical term. Draw a pictures that represents each term.
– writing should be neat, pictures should be sketched in pencil then filled-in with colored
pencils – definitions should have examples as well.
Term
N & S Hemisphere
& Equator
Isthmus
Arctic Circle
Define
Portion of the globe north of the
Equator (northern Hem) Portion of
The globe south of the equator
(Southern Hem)
Narrow strip of land that links two
larger land masses
the line of latitude that marks the
boundary of the northern polar
zone
Islands &
Archipelago
-m
-a landmass surrounded by water
Mountains
natural elevation of earth’s surface
usually rising to a summit (+2000ft)
River Systems
& Delta
Peninsula
multiple landmasses surrounded
by water
a main river with others channeling
into it.
often triangle shaped deposit of sand
that occurs when a river flows into an
ocean
narrow land surround by water(3 sides)
Sketch and Label
Strait
narrow piece of water that
separates two large landmasses
raised area of land with a flat top
Plateau
Oasis
an isolated spot in the desert where
land is found
Canyon
a deep valley with steep sides often
with a river flowing through
Source
the beginning or place of origin of a
stream or river
tributary
a stream that flows into a larger
river