physical geography

Imaginary lines that determine distance from the Equator

latitude
Imaginary lines that determine distance from the Prime Meridian

longitude
Latitude lines are also known as

parallels
Longitude lines are also known as

meridians
When writing latitude and longitude coordinates what three things must you include?

1) latitude always comes before longitude

2) a direction, unless you are at the Equator or Prime Meridian

3) a degree sign
Which of the following is/are not a body of water?
a) archipelago
b) strait
c) gulf
d) delta

archipelago and delta

An archipelago is a chain of islands like Hawaii, the Florida Keys, Japan, Indonesia.

A delta is both land and water. Found at the mouth of a river like the Nile, Mississippi, and Volga, a delta is created by the river as it cuts paths and deposits sediment and rockto the larger body of water.

Author

kirkpatrickj

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97671

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physical geography

Description

These are terms from the first three weeks of World Geography

Updated

2011-08-20T16:43:30Z

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