Vocabulary Flashcards
Mountains
High,rough land areas
Plains
Low,flat land areas
Cardinal directions
North,south,east,west
Intermediate directions
Northwest,northeast,southwest,southeast
Continents
Africa,Asia,Europe,Antarctica,North America,South America,Australia
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 divides runs 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 or turn out of original size or shape
Rotation
One complete turn on an axis the does this once in 24 hours
Revolution
The spinning out the earth around the sun takes one year to complete 365
Globe
A spherical representation of the earth
Map
A representation usually on a flat surface of the whole part of an area
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