6th-Grade Geography Terms

This is on a map and shows directions

• Compass Flower

• Direction Map

• Compass Rose

• Rose

______ is an area located between hills and mountains.

The highest point of a hill or mountain.

• Plateau

• Mountain

• Tributary

• Summit

Large body of natural flowing fresh water

This is a large, flat area of land

• Ground

• Plain

• Valley

• Swamp

These are at high elevations and a series of small and big mountains that are connected in a line

• Topography

• Plateau

• Mountain Range

• Mountain Peaks

East/west coordinate, distance from prime meridian

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Habitude

• Prime Meridian

Latitude is.....

• The distance north or south of the equator

• The distance from the earth to the sun

• The distance between the Prime Meridian

• The distance between countries

A continent is.....

• Surrounded by land

• One of 4 large landmasses

• One of seven large landmasses

• Populated with millions of people

A ratio comparing a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations is called....