Vocab Flashcards
Intermediate directions
Northeast,northwest.southeast,southwest
Map
A representation usually on a surface of the whole or part and area
Mountains
High,rough land areas
Plains
Low,flat land areas
Cardinal directions
North,south,east,west
Globe
A spherical representational of earth
Sphere
A 3 dimensional shape the shape of the earth
Continnents
Africa ,Asia,Europe,Antarctica,north America,South America,Australia
Oceans
Pacific Oceans,Atlantic ocean,Indian oceans,arctic oceans,southern oceans
Equator
The Imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
Prime meridian
Imaginary run through from the South Pole and the North Pole divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
Distort
To twist or turn out original size or shape
Rotation
One complete turn on an axis;Do you does this once in 24 hours
Revolution
The Spinning of the earth around the sun; takes one year to complete 365 days
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere globe