Vocab Flashcards
Map
A representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or part of an area.
Mountains
High,rough land area’s.
Plains
Low,flat land area’s.
Cardinal directions
North,south,east,west
Intermediate direction
Northeast,northwest,southeast,southwest
Globe
A spherical representation of earth.
Sphere
A 3 dimensional shape the shape of earth.
Continent’s
Africa,Asia,Antarctica
,North America,South America,Australia
Oceans
Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,Indian Ocean,Arctic Ocean,Southern Ocean.
Equator
The imaginary line that divide the earth into northern and Southern Hemisphere
Prime meridian
The imaginary line that run 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
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere (Globe); the earth has 4 of them.
Revolution
The spinning of the earth around the sun; takes one year to complete (365 days)
Rotation
One complete turn axis; the earth does this once in twenty four hours.
