Geography 101 Mrs. Dillard. Name the continent the United States is located on. What ocean borders the US on the EAST coast? What ocean borders the US.

Geography 101

Mrs. Dillard

• Name the continent the United States is located on.

• What ocean borders the US on the EAST coast?

• What ocean borders the US on the WEST coast?

• What country is located directly NORTH of the US & borders the US?

• What country is located directly SOUTH of the US & borders the US?

Geography Quiz

North America

Atlantic Ocean

Canada

Pacific Ocean

Mexico

Geographical Features• Bay: Part of a large body of water that extends

into a shoreline• Beach: The shore of a body of water, usually

sandy or pebbly.• Canyon: A deep valley with steep sides

between hills or mountains may have a stream or river.

• Cape: A piece of land extending into the water, smaller than a peninsula

• Cave: A hollow beneath the earth’s surface, often having an opening in the side of a hill or cliff.

Geographical Features• Channel/Strait: A narrow waterway that

connects 2 larger bodies of water.• Coast: Land along a sea or ocean• Delta: Land that is formed by mud, silt,

and sand deposited at the mouth of a river. Usually 3 sided, triangle.

• Desert: Dry, barren land• Forest: Dense growth of trees and

underbrush

Geographical Features• Gulf: Large area of sea or ocean,

partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay

• Headlands: Point of land, usually high and with a sheer drop, extending out into a body of water

• Hill: A well-defined elevated area of land, smaller than a mountain

• Island: A body of land complete surrounded by water

Geographical Features• Isthmus: Narrow strip of land connecting

two larger bodies of land• Lake: Body of water complete

surrounded by land, usually freshwater• Meadow: Tract of grassland• Mountain: Land with steep sides that

rise steeply from the land around it• Peninsula: Piece of land almost

surrounded by water and connected to a larger body of land

Geographical Features• Plain: An almost level area of land that

stretches for miles• Plateau: A elevated plain raised sharply

above the surround land, at least on one side• River: A natural stream of water that

empties into an ocean or lake, usually fed along its course by tributaries

• Swamp: Low land region saturated by water• Valley: Low land between hills or

mountains

Continents or Countries?• Africa• North America• Antarctica• United Kingdom• Ireland• Europe• Asia• China

Where in the WORLD?• Where is the equator?

• Zero degrees latitude

• Where is the Prime Meridian?• Zero degrees longitude

• Where is the International Date Line?• 180 degree longitude

• What is longitude?• LONG, lines run North to South

• What is latitude?• Ladder, lines run East to West

Latitude• Measure of distance

North to South of the Equator (0 degrees)

• Also called parallels• The equator divides

the world into Northern and Southern hemispheres

• Latitude lines are 30 degrees apart

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Longitude• Measured in distance

east or west of the Prime Meridian (0 degrees)

• Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, England

• International Date Line: 180 degrees

• Divides the world into Eastern & Western hemispheres

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What’s the difference??• Continent: large land mass,

separated from others by water.• 7 continents: Asia, Antarctica, Africa,

North America, South America, Australia, and Europe

• Country: Extended expanse of land• Around 195 countries, currently• Examples?