Geography Unit Flash Cards
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- What are large bodies of land called?
- continent
- What is another name for latitude lines?
- parallel
- What are large bodies of salt water called?
- ocean
- What are the lines that run North and South called?
- longitude
- What are the lines that run East and West called?
- latitude
- What is half a sphere/globe called?
- hemisphere
- What is another name for longitude lines?
- meridan
- What is the imaginary line that runs halfway between the north and south pole called?
- equator
- What is the starting line for measuring longitude called?
- prime meridian
- What is a globe?
- a model of the earth
- What do we use globes to show?
- globes show the earths features
- How many hemispheres does earth have?
- 4
- Name the 4 hemispheres.
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Northern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere - Where do all the longitude lines meet?
- The North and South Poles
- What is so important about Greenwich, England?
- It is where the prime meridan originates.
- What are the cardinal directions?
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North
South
East
West - What are the intermediate directions?
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Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast - What do you call the small drawing that indicates directions on a map?
- compass rose
- What do you use to explain the relationship between real distances on Earth and distances on map?
- scale
- What do we call anything that stands for something else?
- symbol
- What tells you what each symbol on the map stands for?
- map key
- What do you call a small map inset in the corner of a larger map?
- locator
- What map often uses color to show the bounderies between states or countries - often shows capitals?
- political map
- What is the map that highlights earth's natural features?
- physical
- What is the physical map that uses shading to show the difference in height between areas of land?
- relief map
- What is the physical map that uses color to show the elevation (height above sea level)?
- elevation map
- What map shows you how to get from one place to another?
- road map
- What is the map that shows information about the past or where past events took place?
- historical map
- What are the seven continents?
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Africa
Asia
Australia
Antartica
Europe
North America
South America - What are the four oceans?
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Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Artic Ocean
Indian Ocean - Where do all the lines of longitude meet?
- North and South Pole