OIF Geo 3 U1 Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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. What is a valley?

A line of low land between hills or mountains

What is a farm?

The land and buildings used for growing crops and looking after animals

What is an oasis?

A place where water can be found in the desert

Who are tourists?

Someone visiting a place for pleasure rather than for work

What is the North Pole?

The most northerly part of the Earth

What is irrigation?

Putting water into the land so crops grow well

What is a compass used for?

Showing which directions are which

What is a mountain?

A very high part of the Earth

What are crops?

Plants grown by farmers

What are settlements?. Places where people live. Villages

and cities are settlements

towns

What does it mean for land to be fertile?

Able to produce good crops

What are fertilisers used for?

A chemical put in the soil to make crops grow better

What are springs?

Places where water flows naturally from the ground

What is a gorge?

A narrow

deep valley with steep sides

What does it mean to pollute?

When substances such as air, water, or soil are spoiled

What is a map?

A flat drawing of the Earth

What does a map key tell you?

What the various symbols mean

What is a village?

A small settlement in the countryside

What are symbols used for on a map?

simple drawing used on a map to show where things such as castles and hospitals are

A small

What does the scale on a map tell us?

How much the distance on paper is actually worth on the ground (1cm = 50km)

What is an atlas?

A book of maps

What is a globe?

A ball with a map of the whole world on it