Vocabulary Flashcards
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
Intermediate directions
Northeast,northwest,southeast,southwest
Globe
A spherical repatriation of earth
Sphere
a 3 dimensional shape the of earth
Continents
Africa,Asia,Europe,Antartica,North America,South America,Australia
Oceans
Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,Indian Ocean,Arctic Ocean,Southern Ocean
distort
To twist or turn out of original size or shape
Rotation
One complete turn on an axis; the earth does this twice in 24 hours.
Revolution
The spinning of the earth around the sun; takes 1 year to complete (365 days)
Equator
Half of a sphere (globe); the earth has 4 of them
Prime meridian
The imaginary that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole divides the earth into eastern and Western Hemisphere
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere or globe