Geo 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the globe?
A
Sphere representation of the Earth
2
Q
What is a map?
A
Flat representation of the Earth
3
Q
What is latitude?
A
Horizontal lines of the Earth
4
Q
What is longitude?
A
Vertical lines of the Earth
5
Q
What is the equator?
A
Center of the Earth horizontally
6
Q
What is the prime
A
Center of the Earth vertically
7
Q
What is the tropic of cancer?
A
Above the equator
8
Q
What is the tropic of Capricorn?
A
Below the equator
9
Q
What is physical geography?
A
Natural divisions
10
Q
What is the crust?
A
Outside of the Earth
11
Q
What is the mantle?
A
Solid rock inside crust
12
Q
What is the outer core
A
Thick layers between the mantle and inner core
13
Q
What is the inner core?
A
The very hot center of the Earth
14
Q
What is a continent?
A
Great extent of land
15
Q
What is atmosphere?
A
Air
