Geography Flashcards
One of the Earth’s seven large bodies of land-Africa Antarctica,Asia,Australia,Europe,North Aamerica,and South America
Continent-
One of earth’s four largest bodies of water-the,Atlantic,Arctic,Indian,and Pacific Oceans
Ocean-
Half a sphere;one of the four hemispheres of earth-Northern,Southern,Eastern,and Western hemispheres
Hemisphere-
An imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole at #4 0*
Equater-
One of the main directions of the globe; north,south,east,and west
Cardinal directions
A small drawing on a map that shows directions
Compass rose-
Any direction in between two cardinal direction-northeast,southeast,northwest,southwest
Intermediate directions-
Anything that stands for something else
Symbol-
An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent
Map key-
The relationship between the distance shown on a map and the real distance on earth
Scale-
A small map or globe set on to another map that shows where the main map is located
Locator-
A map that shows information such as cities,capitals,states,and countries.
Political map-
A map that shows the landforms of an area
Landform map-
A map that shows how to travel from one place to another.
Transportation map-