Vocab Flashcards
(18 cards)
Continents
Largest land areas in the world
Oceans
Largest water areas in the world
Equator
An imaginary line that divides earth into northern and southern hemisphere
Prime meridian
An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
Intermediate directions
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
Cardinal directions
North, East, South, West
Plains
Low, flat land areas
Mountains
High, rough land areas
Globe
A globe is a model of the Earth. A globe is a sphere.
Map
A map is a picture of where things are located.
Distort
Twist or turns of a shape
Water
Blue stands for water on a globe
Land
All other Colors on a globe
Earth
Another word for world
Sphere
The globe,s shape
Mountains
High rough lands
Rotation
The movement of earth as it spins in place
Revolution
The movement of earth around the sun