GEOGRAPHY What is Geography? Geography is the study of the Earth's surface. Continents like North America and South America are major land formations. Other land formations include: • Peninsula - land surrounded on three sides by water • Isthmus - a land bridge between two larger masses of land © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
• Delta - a fertile crescent of land built up at the mouth of a river • Plateau - a high, flat mass of land Oceans like the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean are major bodies of water. Other bodies of water include: • Strait - a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
• Canal - a waterway dug by humans • Gulf - an inlet of the ocean extending into the land • Tributary - a stream or river that flows into a larger river © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Test Yourself on United States Geography! Which mountain chain runs along the eastern spine of the United States? a] Rocky Mountains b] Andes Mountains c] Catskill Mountains d] Appalachian Mountains This is an imaginary line high in the Rocky Mountains. Water running down from this line runs west toward the Pacific Ocean or east toward the Atlantic Ocean. a] Equator b] Tropic of Cancer c] Prime Meridian d] Continental Divide This body of water is south of the United States and bordered by Cuba and Mexico. a] Pacific Ocean b] Gulf of Mexico c] Indian Ocean d] Amazon River © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.