Vocabulary 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
Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest
Globe
A spherical representation of earth
Sphere
A 3 dimensional shape
The shape of earth
Continents
Africa, Asia, North America, Australia, South America, Antarctica, Europe
Oceans
Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian
equator
The imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
The imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole; divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemisphere
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere; the earth has four of them
Distort
To twist and turn out 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
