Landforms & USA Geography

What type of lines RUN north to south and MEASURE how far EAST or WEST you are?

• Longitude
• Latitude 

What type of lines RUN east to west and MEASURE how far north or south you are from the equator?

• Longitude
• Latitude 

What is a land area that is surrounded by water?

• Lake
• Island
• Gulf
• Peninsula

Arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay. 

• Gulf
• Island
• Tributary
• Bay

Stream or small river that flows into a large river

• Gulf
• Lake
• Tributary
• Bay

Broad area of fairly level land that is generally close to sea level

• Plain
• Hill
• Mountain
• Tributary

Another name for latitude lines

• meridians
• parallels

0 degree latitude line

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Top Parallel
• North Pole

A body of water surrounded entirely by land

• River
• Tributary
• Lake
• Bay

Another name for longitude lines

• meridians
• parallels