Maps And Globes Flashcards
Globe
A spherical representation of earth
Sphere
A 3 dimensional shape of earth
Mountains
High rough land areas
Plains
Low flat land areas
Cardinal directions
North south east and west
Intermediate directions
Northeast,northwest,southeast,southwest
Continents
Africa,Asia,Europe,Antarctica,North America,South America,Australia
Oceans
Indian Ocean,Atlantic ocean,Pacific Ocean,Arctic ocean,southern Ocean
Equator
The imaginary line that splits the earth into northern and Southern Hemispheres
Prime ,eridan
The imaginary line that runs from the North Pole and the South Pole.divides the earth into eastern and Western Hemispheres
Distort
To twist or turn out of original size or shape
Rotation
One complete on an axis;the earth does this in 24 hours
Revolution
The spinning of the earth around the sun takes one year