Geography - 3rd grade Flashcards
What are the 7 continents?
Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Europe North America South America
What are the 5 oceans?
Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean
What is hemisphere?
Half of a sphere.
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
Equator
The _______________ and __________________ divides the Earth into hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
Equator
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
What are regions?
Places (areas of land) that have common characteristics.
What do we use to find places?
Maps
Most maps have __________.
Grids
Line run from ______ to ____________ and _______ to _________ to create a grid.
top to bottom
side to side
What on a grid identify the exact location of a place?
Letters and numbers
Maps include what three things?
Title
Map Legend
Compass Rose
What is the title of a map?
The name or kind of map.
What is the map legend?
A list of shapes and symbols used on a map and an explanation of what each stands for.
What is the compass rose?
A symbol that shows direction (north, east, south, west) on a map.
