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, west, east
Intermediate directions
Northeast, northwest, southwest, southeast
Globe
A spherical representation of earth
Sphere
A 3 dimensional shape the shape of earth
Africa , Asia, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Europe
Continents
Southern, Pacific , Atlantic, Arctic, Indian
Oceans
Equator
The imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and Southern Hemisphere
Prime meridian
The imaginary line that runs the North Pole to the South Pole divides the earth into eastern and Western Hemispheres
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere; the earth has 4 of them
Distort
To twist or turn of original size or shape
Rotation
One complete turn on an axis; the earth does this once in 24 hours
Revolution
The spinning of the earth around the sun; takes 1 year to complete