Earth
The movement of the Earth on its own axis.
Rotation
This is the distance from a meridian to the Greenwich meridian. It can be east or west. It is measured in degrees (o), minutes ( ́), and seconds ( ́ ́).
Longitude (longitud)
This is an area of low land between mountains. Rivers flow through many of these.
This is a continuously body of water that flows into an ocean, a sea or another river.
River (río)
This is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth ́s surface
Map (mapa)
The movement of the Earth around the Sun in an elliptical orbit.
Revolution
This is the distance from a parallel to the Equator. It can be north or south. It is measured in degrees (o), minutes ( ́), and seconds ( ́ ́).
Latitude (latitud)
This is a high, raised plain.
Plateau (meseta)
This forms at the river mouth, where the river flows into sea.
Estuary (estuario)
This indicates the difference between the size of something on a map and its size in the real world
Map Scale
What are imaginary circles running in an east-west direction?
Parallels (paralelos)
This divides the Earth into two hemispheres: the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.
Equator
This is a natural depression that is lower than the land around it.
Basin (cuenca)
This is water that is stored beneath the Earth ́s surface.
Groundwater (aguas subterráneas)
As a calendar year has 365 days, there is a _______ every four years, when we add an extra day to the month of February.
Leap Year
These are imaginary semicircles running in a north-south direction from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Meridians (meridianos)
The Earth ́s crust is divided into great blocks called _________ that move apart or slide against each other.
Tectonic plates (placas tectónicas)
This is an area of land that is mainly surrounded by water.
Peninsula (península)
This is a large store of underground water.
Aquifer (acuífero)
________ are violent movements of the Earth ́s crust. They usually occur along the boundaries of tectonic plates, where the plates slide against each other.
Earthquakes (terremotos)
This is a crack in the Earth ́s crust. Most of these are found near the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Volcano (volcán)
A group of island forms this.
Archipelago (archipiélago).
This is an area of land that connects a peninsula to a continent.
Isthmus (istmo)
______ are masses of ice created by the accumulation of snow.
Glaciers (glaciares)
This line divides the Earth into two hemispheres: the western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere.
The Prime Meridian (also called The Greenwich meridian)