Vocab Flashcards
Map
A representation usually on a flat surface of the whole part an area
Mountains
High, rough land areas
Plains
Low, flat land areas
Cardinal directions
North east south west
Intermediate directions
Northeast northwest southeast southwest
Globe
A spherical representation of earth
Sphere
A 3 dimensional shape the shape of the earth
Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, Antartica, North America, South America
Oceans
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, southern Ocean
Equator
The imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and Southern Hemispheres
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 shape or size
Rotation
One complete turn on, the axis;the earth does this once in 24 hours
Revolution
The spinning of the earth around the sun;takes 1year to complete
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere (globe);the earth has 4 of them