Geography Study Guide SOL 3.6

Vocabulary:

- geography – the study of a region’s landforms, water bodies, climate, natural resources, and people.

- continent – a large body of land on Earth

- ocean – a large body of salt water on Earth

- map – a drawing that shows what places look like from above and where they are located.

- map legend – a list of shapes and symbols used on a map with an explanation of what each stands for.

- compass rose – a symbol on a map that shows directions (north, south, east, west)

- globe – a round model of Earth

- equator – an imaginary line around the middle of the earth that divides the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres.

- Prime Meridian – an imaginary line that divides the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres.

- river – a large natural stream of water that flows into another body of water.

- mountain range – a line, or chain, of mountains connected by higher ground.

- peninsula – a piece of land surrounded by water, typically on 3 sides and connected to a larger piece of land on 1 side.

- desert – a dry, barren area of land.

- lake – a large body of water surrounded by land.

- rainforest – a dense forest with consistently heavy rainfall.

Our World:

There are seven continents and five oceans located in the world.

Prime Meridian

Equator

Continents: Oceans: North America Atlantic South America Pacific Africa Indian Europe Arctic Asia Southern Australia Antarctica

Geographic Features of Each Continent:

North America

Appalachian Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Great Lakes

Rio Grande

Mississippi River

South America

Amazon River Andes Mountains

Amazon Rainforest

Europe

Alps Mountains

Italian Peninsula

Mediterranean Sea

Asia

Gobi Desert

Huang He River

Himalaya Mountains

Africa

Atlas Mountains Nile River

Sahara Desert