Vocab Flashcards
Globe
A spherical reprensentation of earth
Map
A representation usually on a flat surface of the whole part on an area
Mountains
High,rough land areas
Plains
Low,flat land areas
Cardinal directions
North,south,east,west
Intermediate direction
Northeast,northwest,southeast,southwest
Sphere
A 3 dimensional shape,the shape of earth
Continents
Africa,Asia,Europe,Antarctica,North America,South America,Australia
Ocean
Pacific Ocean,Atlantic ocean,Indian Ocean,arctic ocean,southern ocean
Equator
The imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Prime meridian
The imaginary line that runs from the South Pole to the North Pole;
divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemisphere
Distort
To twist or turn out of original size or shape
Rotation
One complete turn axis; the earth does this once in twenty four hours
Revolution
The spinning of the earth around the sun ; takes 1 year to complete (365 days)
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere (globe); the earth has 4 of them
