Ch 1 5th Grade Flashcards
A graph that shows dates and events in time order
Timeline
The study of the Earth and the way people use it.
Geography
Timelines are sometimes divided into _____. _____ are special periods of time that have something in common.
Eras
A map or globe may have lines of _____. These lines run east to west and look like the steps on a ladder.
Latitude
A map or globe may have lines of _______. These lines run north to south and are lonnnggg.
Longitude
The large land areas on the Earth are called
Continents
There are ____ continents
7
List the continents
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, and Europe.
The big bodies of water on the Earth are called ______.
Oceans
Name the oceans
Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic
The ________ is an imaginary line that runs around the Earth. It divides the Earth in half.
Equator
Everything above the equator is ______. Everything below the equator is _______. It is measured _______ degrees latitude.
north
South
0
The _______ _________ is an imaginary line that runs up and down the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. It measures ______ degrees longitude.
Prime Meridian
0
There are 4 equal halves, or _________ on the Earth.
Hemispheres
Above the equator is the _________ Hemisphere.
Northern