Vocab Flashcards
Map
A representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or part of an area
Mountains
High,rough land areas
Plains
Low,flat land areas
Cardinal directions
North,south,east,west
Intermediate directions
Northeast,northwest southeast,southwest
Globe
A spherical representation of earth
Sphere
A 3 dimensional shape
The shape of earth
Continents
Africa,Asia,Europe,Antarctica,North America,South America,Australia
Oceans
Pacific Ocean,Atlanta Ocean,Indiana ocean,Arctic Ocean,Southern Ocean
Equator
The imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and Southern Hemisphere
Prime meridian
The imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole divides the earth into eastern and Western Hemisphere
Distort
To twist or turn out of original size or shape
Rotation
One complete turn on an axis ; the earth does this in 24 hours
Revolution
The spinning of the earth around the sun ;takes 1 year
