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Warm Up. Please take your homework out and have it on your desk. **make sure your name is on it! How is a log cabin an example of Human Environment Interaction? Can you name a physical feature? (We did this activity last week when I drew on the chalkboard). Physical Features.
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Warm Up • Please take your homework out and have it on your desk. **make sure your name is on it! • How is a log cabin an example of Human Environment Interaction? • Can you name a physical feature? (We did this activity last week when I drew on the chalkboard)
Physical Features September 5, 2012
Bay An area of the ocean that is partially enclosed by land; smaller than a gulf
Plateau A large area of raised, flat land
Archipelago A chain of islands.
Plain A large area of flat land.
Lake A large body of fresh water surrounded by land.
Volcano An opening in the Earth’s crust from which lava, ashes and gasses erupt.
River A large natural stream of fresh water that flows into a lake or an ocean.
Mountain A high, steep piece of land that rises sharply above the surrounding area.
Mountain Range A series of connecting mountains.
Gulf A large area of water ocean partially surrounded by land; larger than a bay.
Island An area of land completely surrounded by water.
Isthmus A narrow piece of land joining two larger bodies of land.
Ocean Any one of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface.
Peninsula A piece of land mostly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land.
Strait A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
Tributary A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
Sea A body of water that is usually part of an ocean, and is partially or wholly enclosed by land.
Valley Land that lies between mountains or hills.
SALT - DOG • S • A • L • T • D • O • G
SCALE • Scale tells us distance on a map.
AUTHOR • Author tells us who made the map • (Cartographer)
LEGEND • Legend tells us what symbols mean on a map • (Key)
TITLE • Tells us WHAT the map is about
DATE • Date tells us when the map was made
ORIENTATION • Shows us what direction North is.
GRID • Shows us where things are located • Latitude and longitude make a grid