Uk, Europe And World. Flashcards
Continents are…
Large land masses.
Oceans are…
Large areas of sea.
There are seven what?
Continents.
How many continents are there?
7
How many oceans are there?
5
The British Isles consist of what countries?
Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland
Great Britain consists of what countries?
Scotland, England and Wales.
The UK consists of what countries?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Where is the northern hemisphere.
Top half of the equator
Where is the Southern Hemisphere?
Bottom half of equator
What’s the equator
A line separating the northern/Southern Hemisphere.
Latitude of 0degree
Latitude
Go east west
Are all parallel
Measure distance north or south of the equator
Latitude names
North Pole- 90*N Arctic circle- 66.5*N Tropic of Cancer- 25*N Equator - 0* Tropic of Capricorn- 25*S Antarctic circle- 66.5*S South Pole - 90*S
Longitude-
The right side of longitude is western
The left side of longitude is eastern
