Ch 1 5th Grade Flashcards

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A graph that shows dates and events in time order

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Timeline

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The study of the Earth and the way people use it.

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Geography

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Timelines are sometimes divided into _____. _____ are special periods of time that have something in common.

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Eras

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A map or globe may have lines of _____. These lines run east to west and look like the steps on a ladder.

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Latitude

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A map or globe may have lines of _______. These lines run north to south and are lonnnggg.

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Longitude

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The large land areas on the Earth are called

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Continents

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There are ____ continents

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7

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List the continents

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Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, and Europe.

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The big bodies of water on the Earth are called ______.

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Oceans

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Name the oceans

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Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic

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The ________ is an imaginary line that runs around the Earth. It divides the Earth in half.

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Equator

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Everything above the equator is ______. Everything below the equator is _______. It is measured _______ degrees latitude.

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north
South
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The _______ _________ is an imaginary line that runs up and down the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. It measures ______ degrees longitude.

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Prime Meridian

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There are 4 equal halves, or _________ on the Earth.

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Hemispheres

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Above the equator is the _________ Hemisphere.

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Northern

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Below the equator is the ________ Hemisphere.

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Southern

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The prime meridian divides the Earth into the ___________ and _________ Hemispheres.

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Western

Eastern

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______________ directions are the main directions on a map. These are ______, _______, _______, _______.

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Cardinal
North
South
East west

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_________ directions are the directions between the main directions. These are ________, ______, _______, ______.

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Intermediate
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest