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Basic Geography8th Grade
Unit 1
1984
Blank World Map
Hemispheres
Western Eastern
Northern
Southern
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Four Oceans of the World
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Seven Continents of the World
North
America
South
America
Africa
Australia
EuropeAsia
Antarctica
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Aortic Ocean
World Map
North
America
South
America
Africa
Australia
Europe
Asia
Antarctica
Latitude
Longitude
Pacific Ocean
Equator
Prime
median
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
North
Pole
South
Pole
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Aortic Ocean
World Map
North
America
South
America
Africa
Australia
EuropeAsia
Antarctica
Latitude
Longitude
Pacific Ocean
Equator
Prime
median
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
North
Pole
South
PoleScale
Compass RoseMap Key/Legend
Winter Solstice
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December 21 Latitude 23 1/2 S
Summer Solstice
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June 21 Latitude 23 1/2 N
Landforms
Isthmus
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land
areas usually with water forms on
either side.
Basin
The land drained by a river; land
surrounded by higher land.
Bay
An inlet of the sea or other body of water,
part of a body of water that extends
into land.
Canal
An artificial waterway constructed for the movement of water.
Cape
A point of extension of land jutting into the water that is usually smaller or thinner than a peninsula
Delta
Soil deposited at the mouth of a river
where the stream loses velocity and deposits load of
sediment.
Gulf
A large area of sea or ocean that is
partially enclosed
Island
A body of land surrounded by water
Mountain Range
A row of connected mountains
Peninsula
A portion of land nearly surrounded
by water and connected with a
mainland
Plain
Large area of level land.
Plateau
Elevated,
level portion of Earth’s surface.
River Source/Mouth
The place the river begins, usually in
the highland.
Sea
A body of salt water that is smaller than
an ocean
Strait
A narrow channel that connects two large
bodies of water
Valley
A low area of land between hills or
mountains.