Touring the world Flashcards
continents
- America, North
- America, South
- Asia
- Africa
- Australia
- Antarctica
- Europe
The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude at which the date changes.
False
Both Tahiti and Fiji are part of Polynesia in the Pacific.
false
Mountains are ridges of land that lie just offshore and rise to or just below the surface of the water.
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are land projections extending out into the water; not entirely surrounded by water.
peninsulas
are small land formations surrounded by water that are small, low-lying, and comprised of sand and coral.
cays
are narrow inlets with steep cliffs that are deeply indented into the coastline.
Fjords
are ridges of land that lie just offshore and rise to or just below the surface of the water.
reefs
small islands formed by coral.
atoll
measures the location of places north or south in relationship to the equator, which is at zero degrees
latitude
Two important lines of latitude
Tropic of Cancer (at 23.5 degrees north) and the Tropic of Capricorn (at 23.5 degrees south).
are lines that are drawn north to south, all converging at the poles. Longitude measures the location of places east or west in relationship to the prime meridian
Longitude
is a line that runs through Greenwich, England, and represents zero degrees.
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Paradores (Puerto Rico)
small country inns with plenty of local atmosphere that have been converted from plantation homes and other historic buildings.
